What does below Rebus say?

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My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Can you complete the sequence puzzle?

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Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be ?

There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. 'This barrel of wine is more than half full,' said Curly. 'No it's not,' says Mo. 'It's less than half full.' Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

A boy purchased a book from a bookkeeper and gave him $100.
The cost of the book is $50 but the bookkeeper has no change, so he gets the change from the next shop and returns the boy his $50.

After some time the next shopkeeper came with the $100 note and told the bookkeeper that the note was a fraud, so he took the money back.

How much loss did the bookkeeper face?

A shepherd had 18 sheep, out of which, all but ten died.

Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?

How many triangles are there on the puzzle below?

Take away the whole and some still remain. What is it?

You can see three almost identical images below. Can you spot the odd one out from them?