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A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

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

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

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

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