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The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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

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