⟩ Ben was 20 years old in 1980 but only 15 years old in 1985. How come?
Ben was born in the year 2000 B.C. So in 1985 B.C. he was 15 and in 1980 B.C. he was 20.
Ben was born in the year 2000 B.C. So in 1985 B.C. he was 15 and in 1980 B.C. he was 20.
We all know that there is a way to get a ship into a bottle. How would you get a full-sized pear into a bottle without damaging the peer or breaking or cutting the bottle?
We all know that there's a way to get a ship into a bottle. How would you get a full-sized pear into a bottle without damaging the peer or breaking or cutting the bottle?
Visitors to a scenic mountain village were often amused by the village idiot. When offered a choice between a shiny 50-cent piece and a crumpled $5 bill, he would always happily choose the half-dollar. The bill was worth ten times as much, so why did he never choose it?
A man went out for a drive. A day later he was found dead in the car. The car had not crashed. How had he died?
A man had a book which was worth $40,000. Why did he deliberately destroy it?
A man lies dead in a field. Next to him is a long piece of cord. How did he die?
A man parked his car outside a bank and rushed in. He held up twenty-five people and ran out with $200. A policeman who saw the whole incident stopped the man. He told him off and then let him go. Why?
The famous penny black, the world's first postage stamp, was introduced in England in 1840. The idea of postage stamps was a great success and was taken up worldwide. Yet the penny Black was in use for only one year before it was replaced by the Penny Red. Why?
A manhole is a hole which allows someone to gain access to the sewers or other pipes which are below ground. Our local town council recently decided that all the town's manhole covers should be changed from square to round ones. We are user to the town council making silly decisions, but this time they were absolutely right. why?
A man was changing a wheel on his car when the four nuts used to hold the wheel in place well into a sewer drain and were lost. He was afraid he ws stuck there, but a passing boy made a very useful suggestion which enabled the man to drive off. What was the boy's idea?