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I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

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).

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

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.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

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