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A Fun Riddle

This riddle really isn’t history-related at all, but I enjoyed doing it, so I thought I would share it. So, without further ado, here it is: There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don’t give up. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours. In each ho...

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