Answer to #190: The procedure they were following required five people, not four. There was an extra person in the cabin.
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Three men were told by an accurate fortune teller, "If you step on a duck, you shall marry the ugliest woman. However, if you do not step on a duck, you shall marry the most beautiful woman in all the land." The three men accepted. The first man stepped on a duck by not paying attention. The second man accidentally stepped on a duck at a carnival. The third man never stepped on a duck and was then married to the most beautiful woman alive. Why was he really married to the beautiful woman?
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