A wealthy art collector was found dead in his study on a Monday morning. The daily newspaper was lying on the table, but the mail carrier insisted he hadn't delivered Monday's paper yet because of a postal holiday. The detective smiled and accused the butler. Why?
The butler
Monday's paper had not been delivered, yet it was on the table. Only someone who knew what would happen, or someone who had staged the scene beforehand, could have placed a Monday newspaper there on a day it doesn't exist yet.
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