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Keeping your brain active is important to keep it functioning well.
The practice of mental exercising may also protect against collection of detrimental proteins in the brains of individuals who have Alzheimer's disease.
Studies show that vast levels of mental exercise are connected to better brain function throughout a person's lifetime.
Significantly for elderly people, partaking in highly complex mental exercises in later life is associated with a lower chance of developing dementia.
Solving complex brain riddles and other activities like journal writing are good ways to stimulate your mind daily.
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What Color Is The Bear?
A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All the sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why?
Hint:
The bear is white since the house is built on the North Pole. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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1. I travel the world without leaving my chair, what am I?
- A stamp!
2. I'm always hungry, but the more I eat, the thinner I get. What am I?
- A hole!
3. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
4. What has a head and a tail but no body?
- A coin!
5. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
6. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
7. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
8. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
9. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?
- An envelope!
10. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
11. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
12. I am not a toy, but I can be spun. I am not a fruit, but I can be juiced. What am I?
- A top!
13. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
14. I am a word that begins with a T, ends with a T, and has T inside it. What am I?
- A teapot!
15. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
16. I'm light as a feather, yet not even the strongest man can hold me for long. What am I?
- Breath!
17. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
18. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
19. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
20. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
21. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
22. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
23. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?
- An envelope!
24. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
25. I am not a toy, but I can be spun. I am not a fruit, but I can be juiced. What am I?
- A top!
26. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
27. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
28. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
29. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
30. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
31. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
32. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
33. What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has a million letters inside it?
- A post office!
34. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
35. What has a red tongue, yellow teeth, and a black mouth?
- A brush!
36. I get wet while drying. What am I?
- A towel!
37. You throw me away when you want to use me, you take me in when you don't want to. What am I?
- A key!
38. What's at the end of a rainbow?
- The letter W!
39. I'm always on the run, but never get anywhere. What am I?
- Time!
40. I'm light as a feather, yet not even the strongest man can hold me for long. What am I?
- Breath!
41. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
42. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
43. I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
44. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
45. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
46. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
47. What am I if I speak my name and I lose it?
- An echo!
48. What goes up but never comes down?
- Your age!
49. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
50. I'm not a bird, but I have feathers. I'm not a tree, but I have leaves. I'm not a ship, but I have a mast. What am I?
- A book!
1. I travel the world without leaving my chair, what am I?
- A stamp!
2. I'm always hungry, but the more I eat, the thinner I get. What am I?
- A hole!
3. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
4. What has a head and a tail but no body?
- A coin!
5. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
6. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
7. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
8. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
9. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?
- An envelope!
10. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
11. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
12. I am not a toy, but I can be spun. I am not a fruit, but I can be juiced. What am I?
- A top!
13. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
14. I am a word that begins with a T, ends with a T, and has T inside it. What am I?
- A teapot!
15. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
16. I'm light as a feather, yet not even the strongest man can hold me for long. What am I?
- Breath!
17. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
18. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
19. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
20. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
21. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
22. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
23. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?
- An envelope!
24. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
25. I am not a toy, but I can be spun. I am not a fruit, but I can be juiced. What am I?
- A top!
26. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- Footsteps!
27. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
28. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
29. I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
30. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
31. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
32. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
33. What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has a million letters inside it?
- A post office!
34. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
35. What has a red tongue, yellow teeth, and a black mouth?
- A brush!
36. I get wet while drying. What am I?
- A towel!
37. You throw me away when you want to use me, you take me in when you don't want to. What am I?
- A key!
38. What's at the end of a rainbow?
- The letter W!
39. I'm always on the run, but never get anywhere. What am I?
- Time!
40. I'm light as a feather, yet not even the strongest man can hold me for long. What am I?
- Breath!
41. I am always hungry, I must always be fed; the finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
- Fire!
42. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
- A candle!
43. I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
- Fire!
44. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
- A pencil lead!
45. I am always in front of you, but can never be seen. What am I?
- The future!
46. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
- Breath!
47. What am I if I speak my name and I lose it?
- An echo!
48. What goes up but never comes down?
- Your age!
49. What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?
- A bottle!
50. I'm not a bird, but I have feathers. I'm not a tree, but I have leaves. I'm not a ship, but I have a mast. What am I?
- A book!