A prisoner is told 'If you tell a lie we will hang you if you tell the truth we will shoot you.' What can the prisoner say to save himself?

A prisoner is told 'If you tell a lie we will hang you if you tell the truth we will shoot you.' What can the prisoner say to save himself?

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You walk into a room with a match strike the match and notice a candle a lamp an oil burner and a fireplace. Which do you light first?

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What has 4 fingers and a thumb but isn't alive?

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I am full of holes but still holds water.

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Squeeze me and I cry tears as red as my flesh but my heart is made of stone.

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I am a shimmering field that reaches far. Yet I have no tracks and am crossed without paths.

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Riddle of the Day

Jan 30, 2026

What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?

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