It's a gas

A woman was found dead in her room with the windows and door locked from the inside. She had died from being gassed. The gas fireplace had been left on. She had been seen entering the room by her sister. It was assumed she had accidently put the gas on and forgotten to light it and the death was ruled accidental. But, in fact, her husband had killed her. How did he do it?

Tags: whodunit

This is trivia, not a riddle

A mother told her six-year-old daughter that her dog had been hit by a car and died. The little girl burst into tears. Half an hour later, the mother told her daughter the dog had not been hit by a car and was just fine. Why did the mother tell her daughter this? (and who was the daughter?)

Tags: trivia

Extended Family

At a family reunion, it was found that the folowing relationships existed: Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Uncle, Aunt, Brother, Sister, Cousin, Nephew, Niece. However, there were only four people present. How was this possible?

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Speed of Light

Your light switch is all the way across the room from your bed. Yet, you are able to turn off your light switch, and then jump into bed before your room gets dark. There are no timers used. How can you do it?

Tags: riddle

Over Medication

Millions of people buy a particular medicine. The disease for which the medicine is effective is one that these people have virtually no chance of catching. What do they buy?

Tags: riddle

Lazy Waiter

A man in a restaurant complained to the waiter there was a fly in his cup of coffee. The waiter apologized and promised to bring back a fresh cup. He returned a few moments later. The man tasted the coffee and complained again saying this was the same cup of coffee, the waiter had just removed the fly and returned with the same cup. How did he know?

Tags: riddles, puzzle, logic

The missing number

Can you discover the missing number in this series?

37, 10, 82
29, 11, 47
96, 15, 87
42, ?, 15