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15 Mind-Bending Riddles That Will Give Your Brain A True Workout

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Are you feeling especially clever today? We’re right there with you, and we’re ready to test our skills! Luckily for us, it’s Train Your Brain Day, so the timing couldn’t be more perfect. These 15 tricky riddles and duplicitous brainteasers will put your mind through a true workout. Do you dare to accept this challenge? Let’s get started!

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1. You live in a one-story house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?

Answer: What stairs? You live in a one-story house.

2. Forrest left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?

Answer: The catcher and the umpire. 

3. What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has 21 eyes, but cannot see?

Answer: A die (dice).

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