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Riddle: A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?

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Answer: The answer is 20! 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.

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Riddle: A woman in California owns a pear tree. This tree is beautiful and has been growing for 50 years on her land. Because the tree produces so well, a local grocery store buys fruit from her. The woman knows that there are 20 branches on the tree. Each branch has exactly 10 boughs. Each bough has 8 twigs. If each twig can grow one piece of fruit, then how many plums will the woman deliver to the local grocery store?

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Answer: None. The woman owns a pear tree, not a plum tree.

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Riddle: The more I consume, the brighter I become. The brighter I become, the shorter my life. What am I?

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Answer: A lightbulb

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Riddle: What can break, but never fall? What can fall, but never break?

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Answer: Day and night

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Riddle: What helps you stay organized but often falls behind?

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Answer: A calendar

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Riddle: A beggar's brother went out to sea and drowned. But the man who drowned had no brother. Who was the beggar to the man who drowned?

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Answer: Sister

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