Fun Stuff - Puzzles, Points to Ponder, Mind Games...

Life's too short to go through it without having fun along the way, so here are a collection of puzzles, points to ponder, mind games and other interesting items, brought to you by Cadist Consulting.  Remember - think laterally, not literally.

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Read the following sentence, then count the number of times the letter "F" appears, either upper or lower case!
"The fear of change is a fear of the future, because change is a part of life."  Answer

This is quite bizarre, yet very interesting.
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Can you use the word "and" five times in a row in a complete and correct English sentence?  One solution

What are the next two letters in the following sequence?  O, T, T, F, F, S.  Answer

How far can a dog walk into a forest?  Answer

What belongs to you, but is used almost entirely by other people?  Answer

What can you put into a barrel but not take out, and when you put them into the barrel, the barrel gets lighter?  Answer

Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by hungry sharks. 
How would you survive?

I am a precious gift, but I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in the middle. 
What am I?

A girl has a certain number of pets. All but two are dogs, all but two are cats, and all but two are goats.  How many pets does this girl have?