A Man Was Murdered in His Home on Sunday

A man is found murdered on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police, who question the wife and the staff, and are given the following alibis: the wife says she was sleeping, the butler was cleaning the closet, the gardener was picking vegetables, the maid was getting the mail, and the cook was preparing breakfast. Immediately, the police arrest the murderer. Who did it and how did the police know?

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The Maid, There is no mail on Sundays.

A Man Was Just Doing His Job

A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

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He was an astronaut on a space walk, doing repairs.

It May Only Be Given

I may only be given but never bought. Sinners seek me but saints do not. (one word) What am I?

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FORGIVENESS

A horse walks a certain distance each day

A horse walks a certain distance each day.
Two of its legs go 30 miles each day and the other two legs go nearly 31 miles.
The horse is normal, so how is this possible?

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The horse operates a mill and travels in a circular clockwise direction.

A boy stands on one side of a river, his cat on the other

A boy stands on one side of a river, his cat on the other.
The man calls his cat, who immediately crosses the river without
getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat.
How did the cat do it?

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The river was frozen.

A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage

A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said
“Parrot repeats everything it hears”.
A young man bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn’t say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot.
How can this be?

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The parrot was deaf
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