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You Hold My Tail

You hold my tail while I fish for you. What am I?

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A fishing net.

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The Color of Clouds

First, think of the color of clouds. Next think of the color of snow. Last, think of the color of the moon. Now, what do cows drink?

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Water. If the teaser worked, you guessed milk.

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Ancient Arabic

I’m Arabic, but if you speak English, you probably use me every day.

What am I?

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The Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.

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I Am What Remains

I am what remains of what
was once a living whole,
dug in deep, protruding, though,
and unobtainable.

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A stump.

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What Once Was Red Is Black Instead

Tear one off and scratch my head, what once was red is black instead. What am I?

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A match. You tear a match out of a matchbook and scratch the head to light it, then the red tip turns black from the flame.This is an exact duplicate of Tear One Off and Scratch My Head but I’m leaving it to avoid broken links.

A match. You tear a match out of a matchbook and scratch the head to light it, then the red tip turns black from the flame.

This is an exact duplicate of Tear One Off and Scratch My Head but I’m leaving it to avoid broken links.

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Sentca

Four words can be made from the letters below. What are the words?

S E N T C A

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1. ENACTS
2. ASCENT
3. STANCE
4. SECANT

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Bank Wait Times

Suppose a small bank has one teller and customer transactions take 10 minutes on average. With 5.8 customers arriving per hour, what is the expected wait time? What would it be if you added a second teller?

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With one teller, customers will wait nearly five hours on average. But adding a second teller makes the wait go down to 3 minutes.Thanks to John D. Cook for this one.

With one teller, customers will wait nearly five hours on average. But adding a second teller makes the wait go down to 3 minutes.

Thanks to John D. Cook for this one.

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One Hundred With Six Identical Digits

How can you express the number 100 using the same digit six times?

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99 + 99/99 = 100

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Full of Holes Yet Full of Water

I’m full of holes, yet I’m full of water. What am I?

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A sponge.

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Bird Flying Over the Ocean

When a bird flies over the ocean a part of the body touches the water but doesn’t get wet. What part is it?

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The shadow

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