BRAIN TEASERS

Shoftim
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I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much more than a minute. What am I?

If you multiply me by any other number, the answer will always remain the same. What number am I?

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

Answers:

1. Breath 2. Zero 3. A map

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