Riddle: A simple peasant bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them - he counts 29. He was sure he had bought 30 camel, so in alarm he jumps off his camel and counted the camels again. To his delight, there are 30. Half an hour later, he counts his camels and once more there are just 29. Confused, he climbs off his camel and counts again. Once more there are 30. Can you explain?
Answer: When he is on the camel he omits to count it.
Camel count - 29 or 30? Riddle Meme with riddle and answer link.
Riddle: When I left, I didn't know where I was going; when I got there, I didn't know where I was; when I returned, I didn't know where I had been.
Who was I?
Answer: Christopher Columbus - when he found the Americas.
Riddle: What's weightless, visible to the naked eye, and when you put it in a barrel of water it will make the barrel lighter in weight?
Answer: A hole!
What's weightless, visible to the naked eye, and when you put it in a barrel of water it will make the barrel lighter in weight? Riddle Meme with riddle and answer link.
Riddle: You are sitting at a table eating lunch and there are ten flies on the table. With a quick swat, you are able to kill three flies. How many flies are left on the table?
Answer: You killed three flies which remain on the table. The others flew off when you swatted.
Fly Swat Riddle Riddle Meme with riddle and answer link.
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