In a plane crash somewhere, every single person died but two people survived.
How is this possible?
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1$\begingroup$ I'm pretty sure this is a very well known riddle... $\endgroup$– AJLCommented Jul 7, 2016 at 20:58
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7$\begingroup$ xkcd.com/169 $\endgroup$– Aggie KiddCommented Jul 7, 2016 at 21:57
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The 2 survivors were:
a couple, and the only two that were in a relationship. Every single (in the relationship sense) was killed.
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In addition to the other answers, it's possible the two survivors were:
Siamese twins. Since their bodies are linked, they are one "person", but also not a "single person" since there are two of them.
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Anyone who was married survived. "Every single person" can either be interpreted as "all of the people" or "every non-married person."
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$\begingroup$ Wouldn't people who were dating survive as well? Since they wouldn't be considered single? $\endgroup$– AreebCommented Jul 7, 2016 at 22:47
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$\begingroup$ In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a single person is someone who is not in a relationship or is unmarried. So, technically they wouldn't be single. $\endgroup$– KlyzxCommented Jul 8, 2016 at 2:31
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$\begingroup$ It is a political incorrect question. Possibly nowadays the most relevant is the status published on facebook :-) $\endgroup$– z100Commented Jul 9, 2016 at 0:08