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Riddle
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
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Answer
- A candle!
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Riddle
- What question can you never answer yes to?
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Answer
- "Are you asleep yet?" It would be weird if you did!
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Riddle
- What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
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9 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- The future! Didn't expect it to get so existential, did you?
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10 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What goes up but never comes down?
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11 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- Your age! Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear right now...
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12 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
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13 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- All the people on the boat are married! Yes, it's one of those couples' getaways.
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14 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
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15 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- An echo! It's a pretty predictable reply though...
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16 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
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17 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- Darkness. Then again, isn't darkness the absence of light?
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18 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What gets wet while drying?
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19 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- A towel! It gets wet so you can get dry, and that's kind of like poetry.
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20 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What has hands, but can’t clap?
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21 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- A clock! How sad...
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22 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What can you catch, but not throw?
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23 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- A cold! Thank goodness we can't throw them, or else that might mean war!
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24 / 31 Fotos
Riddle - If you’ve got me, you want to share me, but if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
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25 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- A secret! Does anyone even keep these anymore?
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26 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
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27 / 31 Fotos
Answer
- A stamp!
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28 / 31 Fotos
Riddle
- What has a bottom at the top?
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Answer
- Your legs! See also: Mind-blowing facts about the brain.
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The best riddles to exercise your brain
Make your mind break away from its usual thinking habits
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