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I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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

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?
Fingernails.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

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