Commonly Forgotten And Sometimes Rotten

I am always with you
But commonly forgotten.
You use me constantly,
And can sometimes be rotten.

What am I?

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Air.

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Dividing Five Diamonds Equally

How can five people divide a bag of five diamonds equally without cutting them while still leaving one diamond remaining in the sack?

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Give four of the lucky folks a diamond each, then give the fifth person the bag with the remaining diamond still inside.

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esroh gnidir

What does this represent?

esroh gnidir

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Horse back riding. The words are horse and riding spelled backwards.

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Once a Minute, Twice in a Moment

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?

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The letter “m”.

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Kaitlyn’s Age Plus and Minus Three

Kaitlyn’s age plus three has an integer square root. Three years ago, Kaitlyn’s age was the square root.

How old is Kaitlyn?

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Kaitlyn is 6 years old.

6 + 3 = 9, and 9 has an integer square root.

6 – 3 = 3, and 3 is the square root of 9.

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Add More But Weigh Less

The 17 items in your shopping cart weigh 8 pounds. But when your daughter puts in a ball, poster board and yo-yo the shopping cart weighs less. How is that possible?

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Your daughter had to get out of the cart to fit the remaining items.

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The Odd One Out

Which is the odd one out and why?

A. Cassius
B. Cassia
C. Casca

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B. Cassia is a tropical tree; Cassius and Casca were conspirators against Julius Caesar.

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I’ll Always Smile Back

If you drop me I’m sure to crack but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back

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A mirror.

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Subtracting Ten From A Hundred

How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?

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Only once. The next time you’d be subtracting 10 from 90.

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Which Do You Light First?

You have a single match and are in a pitch black room with a candle, an oil lamp and a gas stove. Which do you light first?

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The match.

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