Which English verb becomes past tense just by rearranging the letters?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?

What word does this rebus represent?

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A new Engineering building containing 100 offices had just been completed. John was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will John have to paint the number nine (9)?

A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored. The best man always has me first. What am I?

Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do ?

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

You have two buckets of 11 liters and 6 litres.
How can you measure exactly 8 litres?

Replace the letters of words with a number so that the below equation holds true

BASE +
BALL
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GAMES
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