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Riddle: Pound is a Pound?

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Can you solve this riddle?

Which is heavier: A pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

Answer:

A pound of feathers. Some would say a pound is a pound but the fact is: Gold is a precious metal and is therefore weighed in the Troy system of measurement. This means that a pound of gold weighs only 12 oz and a pound of feathers weighs 16 oz.

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