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Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A man teaches his pet a trick and, as a result, another man goes insane. How are these events connected?
Hint
The pet owner inadvertently taught his pet to talk by repeating a word.Answer
This is taken from the Edgar Allen Poe poem, "The Raven". A raven comes into a man's home and drives him insane by repeating, "Nevermore", which reminds him of a dead loved one. He conjectures that the bird learned it from a previous master.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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