A Sinking Ship

It was a beautiful sunny day and a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators' eyes. What caused the ship to sink?

Random Fact of the Day #5

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Just try it. I know you want to!

What Am I?

You can draw me, fire me or fill me in. What am I?

Random Fact of the Day #4

 Americans eat an average of 18 acres of pizza every day.

The Beginning of Eternity

The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end
And the end of every place

Brain Twister

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these sentences true or false?

Shopkeeper's Birds

I am the owner of a pet shop. If I put in one parrot per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two parrots per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and parrots do I have?

A pet store owner has a parrot with a sign on its cage that says "Parrot repeats everything it hears". Andrew buys the parrot and for two weeks he speaks to it but it doesn't say a word. He returns the parrot but the shopkeeper says he never lied about the parrot. How can this be?

A Disappearing Act

Stare at the middle red dot and watch the blue circle disappear!

Just keep staring and try to avoid blinking.

A Truck and a Bird

A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 13500 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck.

Does the bridge collapse? Why or why not?

Random Facts of the Day #3: Cheesy History

Remains of cheese have been found in Egyptian tombs over 4000 years old.

Some ancient Roman houses had a special kitchen, called a careale, just for making cheese.

Also a riddle:

What kind of cheese is made backwards?

Grey Dots

Can you see the grey dots?

And here's a riddle for you:

The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Random Fact of the Day #2

There are 196 countries in the world.

 Happy New Year everybody!