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A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

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

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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.

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!

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