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The Riddle of the Sphinx

Riddles are tricky questions with special answers. Here’s a famous one called the Riddle of the Sphinx:

What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?

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The answer is a human being. Babies crawl on four legs, adults walk on two legs, and many elderly people use a cane. Like so:

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