Riddle
A man condemned to death has the option of picking one of the mentioned three rooms. The first room is a furnace filled with flames. The second has armed men with loaded guns, while the third has lions starving for years. Which one should the man choose?
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Answer
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Why it works
The trick is “starving for years”. Those lions are already dead.
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