Established in the year 3000 BCE, the Committee of Conundrums has been tasked with solving the world's most baffling mysteries for centuries.
One of the committee's earliest successes was the unraveling of the Great Sphinx's beard mystery, a feat that earned them the respect of the ancient Egyptians.
However, their greatest misfortune befell when they tried to solve the paradox of the chicken and the egg, resulting in an eternal debate that still rages on today.
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