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Your eyes are open and I’m there. Close them. I’m there too. What am I?

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The dark! It's the only thing we can actually see (or not see, depending on how you interpret it) with  our eyes opened and closed.

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What loses its head in the morning, and gets it back at night?

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The answer is not a creepy headless horseman. Instead, it's something you're familiar with: a pillow.

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They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

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It had to be some sort of animal, right? Well, not quite. A pair of gloves fits the description perfectly (no pun intended).

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What’s the one place you can be sure you’ll never read your name?

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Your gravestone. Yes, that's pretty dark. True, though!

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I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

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No, it's not some sort of flying somber creature from hell. The answer is clouds.

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You’re certain to be wearing your best outfit or something special when you come to stay. What am I?

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A coffin. Pretty morbid, right? Still, the answer to the riddle makes total sense.

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It doesn’t hurt when you carve my face. In fact, you bring me to life. What am I?

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Surely some kind of monster or creature came to mind while thinking about solving this riddle. But it turns out it's just a jack-o’-lantern.

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I’m soft, delicate, and silky, but if you’re wrapped in me, you’ll scream—if you can. What am I?

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The answer is the mighty cobweb. Indeed delicate and silky, but we definitely prefer not to be wrapped in it!

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I can't hurt you, but I can leave you with scars. Nobody wants me, but everyone has me. But you are the only one who can see me. What am I?

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Your nightmares. This one was a bit deep!

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What kind of ball must you never throw, kick, hit, or pitch?

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An eyeball. Unless, well, you're some sort of cannibal serial killer or something like that.

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I was carried into a dark room, and set on fire. I wept, and then my head was cut off. What am I?

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No, this is not a description of some medieval torture and execution practice. We're just talking about candles.

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In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?

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As poetic as it sounds, we're not talking about a mythological creature made of iron. The answer is a bullet.

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I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness. What am I?

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This a very interesting, and indeed hard riddle to solve. It sounds dark and mysterious, yet all we're talking about is one single letter of the alphabet—the letter "S."

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A room with no windows or doors, walks in the night, grows in a day, and is found where there is death and decay. What is it?

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Fungi. Be it mushrooms or mold, it strives and feeds off damp and decaying organic matter.

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They are dark and always on the run. Without the sun, there would be none. What are they?

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The answer is shadows. Can you find a better description?

Sources: (Reader's Digest) (Bored Panda)

See also: The best riddles to exercise your brain

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