EasyClassic
"I am harder than wood yet I am alive. I hold you up but you cannot see me. Break me and I heal — but slowly. What am I?"
Answer
A Bone
Explanation
Bone is harder than most wood yet is living tissue filled with marrow and nerves. The skeleton is hidden beneath skin and muscle. Broken bones knit back together over weeks.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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