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100

Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

Because English is a chaotic language.

100

What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside? 

Strawberries

100

Why is Play-Doh edible?

To encourage young children to eat it

200

Why is the letter W called "double U" instead of "double V"? 

Because in old English, U and V were interchangeable, and "VV" was commonly used to represent the sound.

200

What do you call the fear of cooking?

Mageirocophobia

200

If you drop soap on the floor, is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

Both

300

Why is there a "D" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

Because spelling is cruel.

300

What is a cluster of bananas called? 

A hand

300

What color is a mirror?

It technically reflects all visible wavelengths of light, making it white, though standard mirrors are slightly green due to glass composition.

400

Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?

Irony

400

Why do round pizzas come in square boxes?

It is cheaper to produce and fold square cardboard boxes than circular ones, and the corners provide room to grab the slices.

400

If you replace every part of a ship, is it still the same ship?

This is the "Ship of Theseus" paradox, and the answer is whatever makes you sleep better at night.

500

A butterfly was originally called a ________.

Flutterby

500

f a tomato is a fruit, does that make ketchup a smoothie?

By botanical definitions, yes, but please do not drink it like one.

500

Why is it called a TV "set" when there is only one?

It refers to the historical collection of electronic components required to display a picture, which were originally set together.

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