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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: A house full, a yard full, a chimney full, no one can get a spoonful.

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Answer: Smoke

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Riddle: A Japanese ship was leaving the port and on its way to open sea. The captain went to go oil some parts of the ship and took his ring off so it wouldn’t get damaged. He left it on the table next to his bunk. When he returned, it was missing. He had suspected three crew members could be guilty and asked them what they had been doing for the ten minutes that he had been gone. The cook said, “I was in the kitchen preparing tonight’s dinner.” The engineer said, “I was working in the engine room making sure everything was running smoothly.” The seaman said, “I was on the mast correcting the flag because someone had attached it upside down by mistake.” The captain immediately knew who it was. How?

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Answer: It was the seaman. It was a Japanese ship and a Japanese flag is white with a single red dot in the middle. It can’t be hung upside down.

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