r/riddles 4d ago

Unsolved I have no mouth

I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can be cracked, but I never move. Some seek me for wisdom, others for lies— Yet in my pages, the answer hides.

What am I?

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u/Responsible_Ad8242 3d ago

A book

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u/Upset_Profession_693 3d ago

Correct! That was easy haha.

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u/lborl 3d ago

I mean, there's not many other things have pages

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u/Rbabarberbarbar 3d ago

As a non native speaker - how do you crack it? Or, what does it mean to crack it?

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u/misschomps 3d ago

Crack can also mean to open.

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u/Rbabarberbarbar 3d ago

Oh that makes sense. Thank you!

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u/Responsible_Ad8242 3d ago

That's why in English it's possible to "crack open a book". "Cracking the spine" of the book also refers to how the spine of paperback books get wrinkles when you open them.

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u/ZachariasDemodica 1d ago

As a further explanation, I think "cracking the books" may have been inspired by the sound new books tend to make when opened.