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The word Mississippi contains four instances of the letter i, which are often referred to as eyes in this classic riddle.

The letter m appears once in the word minute, twice in the word moment, and zero times in the phrase a thousand years.

A clock has two hands (hour and minute) that rotate around the face, but it lacks the physical capability to clap.

The word short becomes shorter when you add the letters e and r to the end of it, forming the word shorter.

If a pocket has a hole in it, the contents fall through, leaving the pocket empty while the hole remains as part of the fabric.

The riddle starts by stating Mary's father has five daughters, meaning the fifth daughter is Mary herself.

This is a classic riddle where the answer is nothing. Poor people have nothing, rich people need nothing, and if you eat nothing, you will die.

A tongue is the organ responsible for tasting, and it is often said that things taste better than they smell, especially when you are eating.

This is a play on words where the answer is literally a stick, which is brown and sticky.

Your name belongs to you, but it is primarily used by other people to identify and address you.

A shadow can move as fast as the object casting it, stay still, and change shape depending on the light source and surface.

A penny is a bronze coin that features a head (the portrait) and a tail (the reverse side).