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Born And Died Riddle

Hint:
He was born in room #1946 of the hospital when he was born, and died in room #1947 86 years later.
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The Old Gray Surgeon Riddle

Hint:
A man and his son had a terrible car accident and were rushed to the hospital. The man died on the way, but the son was still barely alive. When they arrived, an old gray surgeon was called in to operate. Upon seeing the young boy, the surgeon said, I cant operate this is my son.

How is this possible?
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Tub Sink And Towels

Hint:
Bathroom
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My Spreading Wings

Hint:
A Ship
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Breaking In Half

Hint:
Cindy is holding a fortune cookie. By breaking it in half, she has received not only two halves of the cookie, she now also has the fortune, making the cookie into thirds.
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Prince Age Riddle

Hint:
Current Future Past

Princess x 2z (x+y)/2
Prince y x z

I then created three equations, since the difference in their age will always be the same.

d = the difference in ages

x y = d
2z x = d
x/2 + y/2 z = d

I then created a matrix and solved it using row reduction.

x y z

1 -1 0 d
-1 0 2 d
.5 .5 -1 d

It reduced to:

x y z

1 0 0 4d
0 1 0 3d
0 0 1 5d/2

This means that you can pick any difference you want (an even one presumably because you want integer ages).

Princess age: 4d
Prince age: 3d

Ages that work

Princess:
4
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
80

Prince:
3
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
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What Can You Hold In Your Right Hand But Not In Your Left Riddle

Hint:
Your right elbow. You can try it yourself if youre not convinced, but unless you have a broken arm or an incredibly flexible ulna, you wont reach it.
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I'm Tall When Im Young

Hint:
Candle
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Irish Fairies

Hint:
A Leprechaun
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Pot O Gold Riddle

Hint:
One, then it isn't empty anymore!
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Drink Me When You're Cold

Hint:
Hot chocolate
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Eight Candles Riddle

Hint:
A Menorah.
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How Old Is She?

Hint:
We conversed on January 1 and her birthday is on December 31.
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Cranberry Sauce And Pumpkin Pie

Hint:
November
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The Blindfolded Sharpshooter Riddle

Hint:
He hung his hat on the barrel of his gun.
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