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Another puzzle/ brain teaser we are trying out on the site – here are some for you
Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Hint: Think of money you carry.
Answer: Coin
Why: A coin has a 'head' and a 'tail' and no legs.
Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Hint: Shout in a canyon.
Answer: Echo
Why: An echo is sound reflecting off surfaces; no mouth or ears needed.
Riddle: What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
Hint: It’s a wordplay paradox.
Answer: SHORT
Why: Adding “ER” to SHORT makes the word 'shorter'.
Riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
Hint: Think envelopes.
Answer: A stamp
Why: A stamp stays in the corner of an envelope as it travels globally.
Riddle: Forward I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
Hint: Read me in reverse.
Answer: Ton
Why: 'Ton' is heavy; backward it spells 'not'.
