I govern the tides and am often associated with madness. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: I am Earth's only natural satellite.
Answer
The Moon
Explanation
The Moon's gravitational pull affects the tides on Earth and has been linked to various myths about madness.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is The Moon.
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