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There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket? Solution: http://pastebin.com/nZe0UP6u

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A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be? Solution: http://pastebin.com/PqNMTqpr

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An American nightclub called 'The Coconut Grove' had a terrible fire in which over 400 people died. A simple design flaw in the building led to the death toll being so high. Subsequently, regulations were changed to ensure that all public buildings throughout the country eliminated this one detail which proved so deadly. What was it? Answer: http://pastebin.com/wdt10YEp

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Many shops have prices set just under a round figure, e.g. $9.99 instead of $10.00 or $99.95 instead of $100.00 . It is assumed that this is done because the price seems lower to the consumer. But this is not the reason the practice started. What was the original reason for this pricing method? Answer: http://pastebin.com/W5JL2rjU

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Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know

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You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. An old friend who once saved your life. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. Knowing that there can only be one

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A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment. -- The

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This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing is wrong with it at all, and, in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it, you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without any hints or coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for

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On the right, you see a silver and a golden pot. One of these pots contains a treasure and the other one is empty. Assume that you can determine from the text prints which pot contains the treasure. The text prints on the pots are: The silver pot: "This pot is empty." The golden pot: "Exactly one of these texts is true." Which pot contains the treasure? --- Best Jokes @ jokes.humourbox.info

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In a small village in the middle of nowhere, three innocent prisoners are sitting in a jail. One day, the cruel jailer takes them out and places them in a line on three chairs, in such a way that man C can see both man A and man B, man B can see only man A, and man A can see none of the other men. The jailer shows them 5 hats, 2 of which are black and 3 of which are white. After this, he

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In a distant, dark forest, lives a population of 400 highly intelligent dwarfs. The dwarfs all look exactly alike, but only differ in the fact that they are wearing either a red or a blue hat. There are 250 dwarfs with a red hat and 150 dwarfs with a blue hat. Striking however, is that the dwarfs don’t know these numbers themselves and that none of them knows what the colour of his hat is (there

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A pirate ship captures a treasure of 1000 golden coins. The treasure has to be split among the 5 pirates: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in order of rank. The pirates have the following important characteristics: Infinitely smart. Bloodthirsty. Greedy. Starting with pirate 5 they can make a proposal how to split up the treasure. This proposal can either be accepted or the pirate is thrown overboard. A

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Four men want to cross a bridge. They all begin on the same side. It is night, and they have only one flashlight with them. At most two men can cross the bridge at a time, and any party who crosses, either one or two people, must have the flashlight with them. The flashlight must be walked back and forth: it cannot be thrown, etc. Each man walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at

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General Gasslefield, accused of high treason, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. He is allowed to make a final statement, after which he will be shot if the statement is false or will be hung if the statement is true. Gasslefield makes his final statement and is released. What could he have said? -- The best slideshows @ slides.humourbox.info

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A long, long time ago, two Egyptian camel drivers were fighting for the hand of the daughter of the sheik of Abbudzjabbu. The sheik, who liked neither of these men to become the future husband of his daughter, came up with a clever plan: a race would determine who of the two men would be allowed to marry his daughter. And so the sheik organized a camel race. Both camel drivers had to travel from

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In front of you are 10 bags, filled with marbles. The number of marbles in each bag differs, but all bags contain ten marbles or more. Nine of the ten bags only contain marbles of 10 grams each. One bag only contains marbles of 9 grams. In addition, you have a balance which can weigh in grams accurate, and you are allowed to use it only once (i.e. weigh a single time). How can you find out in

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The poor have it, the rich want it, but if you eat it you will die. What is this? -- Best slideshows @ slides.humourbox.info

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In which state is Bay of Bengal??Answer: Liquid statePHP,Java, DHTML, C, C++ and many more languages, for help visit Programming Fourm

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A rich man wants -------------A poor man has ---------------u die if u eat ---------------one word has to fit in all the three blanks !Answer: NothingPHP,Java, DHTML, C, C++ and many more languages, for help visit Programming Fourm

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I am a five letter word 1234512345 - as a whole, am a grain !2345 - energy345 - u do this daily45 - proposition5 - malayali's favourite drink !Answer: WheatPHP,Java, DHTML, C, C++ and many more languages, for help visit Programming Fourm

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who makes it, doesn't have it....who buys it doesn't use for self.....who uses it , doesn't know it.....what it is ?Answer: CoffinPHP,Java, DHTML, C, C++ and many more languages, for help visit Programming Fourm

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I am 7 Letters word - 1234567.U can eat Me123 is vehicle.2345was a pop group456 is a piece of luggage.567 changes every year.What am I ?PHP,Java, DHTML, C, C++ and many more languages, for help visit Programming FourmAnswer: Cabbage

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