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The Young Chronicle

APRIL FOOLS DAY
As the world celebrates All Fools Day on April 1,
Here is a list of head scratchers that will
provide some moments of sheer fun!

1. A 10 foot rope ladder hangs over the side of a boat with the bottom rung on the surface of the water. The rungs
are one foot apart, and the tide goes up at the rate of 6 inches per hour. How long will it be until three rungs are
covered?
Never. The boat rises as the tide goes up.
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2. A boy kicks a soccer ball. It goes 10 feet and comes back to him. How is this possible?
He kicked it up.
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3. A rooster laid an egg on top of the barn roof. Which way did it roll?
It didn't roll - roosters don't lay eggs.
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4. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
No problem, He sleeps at night.
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5. How many legs does an elephant have if you count his trunk as a leg?
Four. Because calling the trunk a leg doesn’t make it a leg.
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6. If you divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get?
70! Think abo