How many words can a pen with half refill write?

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Using eight eights and addition only, can you make 1000?

Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?

You have 1023 apples and 10 bags. You have to distribute these apples in these 10 bags in any way you choose. But when I ask for a certain number of apples you have to give them in terms of bags without transferring the apples from other bags. How do you distribute the apples?

What Does this text mean:

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Can you count the number of seconds in a year?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

What have one eye but still cannot see?

A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?

Today is a very icy and cold morning in Newcastle. Mr Shearer, an office bus driver arrived to pick up the employees from the last stop. Shearer suddenly remembers that he needs to pick a newly joined 4miles to the north. Mr Shearer lost his direction compass, a few minutes later Shearer is able to figure that he is moving in the correct direction i.e. north. How did Shearer know that he is moving in the correct direction?