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I Won't Cry
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If you cut me, I won't cry - but YOU will. What am I?
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Catch But Not Throw
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What can you catch, but not throw?
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Losing a Head
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What loses a head in the morning and gains it again at night?
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Tastes Better
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What tastes better than it smells?
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Hate to Face It
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Everyone asks for me, but everyone hates to face me. For some I am agony. For others, I am relief. What Am I?
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Only Increases...
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It only increases and never decreases. What is it?
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What Flies When it's Born...
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What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive and runs when it's dead?
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I Have Five Fingers but I'm Not Alive...
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I'm not alive but I have five fingers. What Am I?
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Makes But Doesn't Use
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Someone makes it, but has no need of it. Someone buys it, but has no use for it. Someone uses it, but can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
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Light as a Feather
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I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a few minutes. What Am I?
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Without a Body or Mouth...
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It lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, to which the air alone gives birth. What is it?
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Keep What's Given
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You can't keep me until you have given me. What Am I?
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Beam, Shine and Sparkle
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I beam, shine and sparkle white, I brighten the day with a single light. I charm and enchant one and all, I can counter the darkest pall. What Am I?
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Twice in Eternity
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I occur twice in eternity, and I'm always within sight. What Am I?
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Cook and Throw Away
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I turn around once, what is out will not get in. I turn around again, what is in will not get out. What Am I?
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Rows of Soldiers
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Soldiers line up, spaced with pride, two long rows lined side by side. One sole unit can decide, if the rows will unite or divide. What is it?
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Bake and Break
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The sun bakes them. The hand breaks them. The foot treads them. The mouth tastes them. What are they?
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Invisible Measurement
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I can be measured, but never seen. What am I?
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Breaks on Water
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What breaks on water but never on land?
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Today Before Tomorrow
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I'm a rare case where today comes before yesterday. What am I?
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Shave Every Day
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I can shave every day, but my beard will stay the same. What am I?
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What is...
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I'm greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have me, the rich need me, and if you eat me, you'll die. What Am I?
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The Unknown traveler
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I can travel around the world while staying in a corner. What Am I?
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