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I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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A tree.
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We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?

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1, 2, 3.
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I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?

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A broom.
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There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?

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None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.
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Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?

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Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.
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I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?

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Fingernails.
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A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?

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She was walking.
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There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?

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They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.
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Where do fish store all their money?

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On the river banks!
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Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND

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A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:
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