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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?
Fingernails.

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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.

I start with T and end with T and have T in me. Who am I?

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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

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