I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Solve the alphametic puzzle by replacing the alphabet with the number.

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John and Jenni are a married couple. They have two kids, one of them is a girl. Assume safely that the probability of each gender is 1/2.
What is the probability that the other kid is also a girl?

Hint: It is not 1/2 as you would first think.

What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence?

If a boy blows 18 bubbles,
Then pops 6 eats 7 and then
He pops 5 and blows 1.
How many are left?

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?

What part of the chicken has the most feathers?

Can you find the mistake in the below statement?

Find three whole, positive numbers that have the same answer when multiplied together as when added together.

You have two strings whose only known property is that when you light one end of either string it takes exactly one hour to burn. The rate at which the strings will burn is completely random and each string is different. How do you measure 45 minutes?