What can break but never fall, and can fall but never break?
Category: Knowledge · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think about transitions in time.
Answer
A day and night
Explanation
Dawn breaks, and dusk falls; they are concepts of time rather than physical objects.
This is a hard knowledge riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A day and night.
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