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Apr2022

Mental Floss 245

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What 3 Dimensional shapes have exactly two surfaces? A: A solid cone, a solid hemisphere and a Möbius strip. This week’s challenge is: Q: There is a cabin on the top of a mountain. ... Read More
April 15, 2022admin

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Apr2022

Mental Floss 243

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door? A: An infinite number.  ... Read More
April 8, 2022admin

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Apr2022

Mental Floss 241

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What is it that can be found at the centre of gravity? A: The letter V. This week’s challenge is: Q: If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you ... Read More
April 1, 2022admin

25

Mar2022

Mental Floss 240

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: A riddle this week ... I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I? A: A skull. This week’s challenge is:... Read More
March 25, 2022admin

18

Mar2022

Mental Floss 239

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?" A: Neither, because egg yolks are yellow. This week’s challenge is: Q: A riddle ... Read More
March 18, 2022admin

11

Mar2022

Mental Floss 238

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?... Read More
March 11, 2022admin

04

Mar2022

Mental Floss 237

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What day would yesterday be if Thursday was four days before the day after tomorrow? A: Friday. This week’s challenge is: Q: I can be long, or I can be short. I can be ... Read More
March 4, 2022admin

25

Feb2022

Mental Floss 236

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left? A: Your left hand. This week’s challenge is: Q: What day would yesterday be if Thursday was four days before the ... Read More
February 25, 2022admin

18

Feb2022

Mental Floss 235

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there? A: Just four, ... Read More
February 18, 2022admin

11

Feb2022

Mental Floss 234

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they ... Read More
February 11, 2022admin

04

Feb2022

Mental Floss 233

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer? A: When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock. This week’s challenge is: Q: Tom and ... Read More
February 4, 2022admin

28

Jan2022

Mental Floss 232

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I? A: ... Read More
January 28, 2022admin

21

Jan2022

Mental Floss 231

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4? A: FIVE. Remove the 2 letters F and E from five and you have IV (4 in Roman numerals). This week’s challenge is: Q: ... Read More
January 21, 2022admin

14

Jan2022

Mental Floss 230

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile; my last three letters refer to a household animal; my first four letters is a fish; my whole is found in ... Read More
January 14, 2022admin

13

Aug2021

Mental Floss 208

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: 100 feet up in the air it can lay with it's back on the ground. What is it? A: A dead centipede. This week’s challenge is: Q: What is it that goes on 4 ... Read More
August 13, 2021admin

06

Aug2021

Mental Floss 207

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Fabio is guilty of no crime, yet he is surrounded by professional people, one of which hits him until he cries. Why? A: Fabio is a newborn baby and the Dr slaps him to ... Read More
August 6, 2021admin

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Jul2021

Mental Floss 205

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: A little shop in New York is called The Seven Bells, yet it has eight bells hanging outside. Why? A: It was originally a mistake, but the shopkeeper found that so many people came ... Read More
July 23, 2021admin

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Jul2021

Mental Floss 204

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Imagine you have three identical bricks and want to find the common length of their main diagonals. What is the easiest way to do this using just a measuring tape? A: Place the ... Read More
July 16, 2021admin

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Jul2021

Mental Floss 203

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What four-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right? A: NOON This week’s challenge is: Q: Imagine you have three identical bricks and ... Read More
July 9, 2021admin

02

Jul2021

Mental Floss 202

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The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Nautious Maximus was born on the 314th day of year 20B.C. and died on the 271st day of year 20A.D. How old was he when he died? A: Nautious Maximus was 38 years old. ... Read More
July 2, 2021admin