Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

What is the word or phrase?

There is a box in which distinct numbered balls have been kept. You have to pick two balls randomly from the lot.

If someone is offering you a 2 to 1 odds that the numbers will be relatively prime, for example
If the balls you picked had the numbers 6 and 13, you lose $1.
If the balls you picked had the numbers 5 and 25, you win $2.

Will you accept that bet?

how come the second man dies?

Who are the happiest people in IPL match?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

Baseball bat and ball cost $100. If the bat cost $99 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

In which direction should the missing arrow point?