Riddle
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
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Answer
Because they were all married and not single.
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The answer makes sense once you stop reading the setup in the most literal everyday way.
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