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Riddle · tap to reveal · Apr 26, 5:24 AM

Riddle

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

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The Answer

Pencil lead.

The answer is clever because pencil 'lead' is taken from graphite mines, enclosed in wood, and used daily by people for writing.

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