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How is a raven like a writing desk, and what is the answer to this famous riddle posed by Lewis Carroll in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"?

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Updated: 2/6/2025

The riddle "How is a raven like a writing desk?" posed by Lewis Carroll in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" does not have a definitive answer. Carroll himself later admitted that he had not originally intended for there to be an answer to the riddle.

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