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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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Riddle: A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man told him, “If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I fail, I will pay you $50.” The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agreed, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end, the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

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Answer: The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote “your exact weight” on the paper.

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Riddle: Adivina quién soy; Cuando voy, vengo, Y cuando vengo, voy.

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Answer: El cangrejo

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Riddle: A harvest sown and reaped on the same day in an unplowed field. Which increases without growing, and remains whole though it is eaten within and without. It is useless and yet the staple of nations.

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Answer: War

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Riddle: What must be in the oven yet can not be baked? Grows in the heat yet shuns the light of day? What sinks in water but rises with air? Looks like skin but is fine as hair?

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Answer: Yeast

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Riddle: When there is fire in me then I am still cold. When I own your true love’s face then you will not see me. To all things I give no more than I am given. In time I may have all things, and yet I can keep nothing.

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Answer: Mirror

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