EasyClassic
"I travel all around the world but I never leave the corner. What am I?"
Answer
A Stamp
Explanation
A postage stamp travels everywhere a letter goes — across oceans and continents — yet it is always stuck in the corner of the envelope. The contrast between vast travel and fixed position is the whole joke.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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