Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

When you stop to look, you can always see me. But if you try to touch me, you can never feel me. Although you walk towards me, I remain the same distance from you. What am I?

John replied, when asked how old he was. In 2 years he will be twice as old as he was five years ago.' How old is he ?

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still, I remain.
What word am I?

A tourist visits a small town for his research. While in the town, he decides to get a haircut. Since the town is quite small, there are only two barbers in the town � one on the North Street and one on the South Street. The barbershop on the North Street is a mess and the barber has a weird and pathetic haircut. While the barbershop at the South Street is pretty tidy and the barber as well has an impressive haircut.

Which barbershop will the tourist visit for his haircut and why?

Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?

I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?

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What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum of the first two, and the last is three times the second?