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Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

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