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Can you find five hidden countries in the following paragraph:
Dominic had a certain way with animals, he could almost talk to them. By tickling it under the chin, a tiger would roll over and let its belly be tickled. This technique is used to good effect in gaining its trust and allows a vital yearly treatment to be performed safely, the removal of nits, whereby a special blend of malt and water is rubbed into the skin.

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Start with a number larger than 0, square it, add 4, double, take away 3, times 4 and finally subtract the original number.

If you were now left with 20, what number did you start with?

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Hidden in the grid below are eight, 7-letter words. Each word begins with the central R and you can move one letter in any direction to the next letter. All of the letters are used exactly once each. What are the words?

C	Y	B	N	Y	A	L
L	C	W	O	I	I	W
E	E	E	A	A	F	E
C	P	E	R	E	E	R
A	L	E	O	E	J	E
P	S	T	Y	A	I	O
E	C	Y	T	L	C	E

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Jake has some unusual likes and dislikes.

He likes balloons, but does not like parties!

He likes books, but does not like reading!

He likes weeds, but does not like flowers!

He likes swimming, but does not like water!

Does he like towns or villages?

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