Brainteasers 46

So caught up have we been with worldly goings-on that we've been neglecting the really important things in life, such as brainteasers. It's been many issues since we devoted bandwidth to such really worthwhile mental activity. Anyway, it's thinking-cap time again (and watch out for tricks):

1.
A man rode into Las Vegas on Thursday with several large bags of cash. For three days he gambled and wound up losing his entire fortune. Finally, broke and ashamed of himself, he left on Thursday. How was this possible?

2.
What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?

3.
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

4.
In what month do Americans drink the least beer?

5.
How should you pronounce the second day to the week, "Tee-use-day," "Choose-day," or "Twos-day"?

6.
You have an open box that is 5 inches x 5 inches x 5 inches. Inside the box is a steel ball bearing that is 25 cubic inches in size. Next to the box is a two-gallon bucket filled with mercury. How many cubic inches of mercury would you have to pour into the box to completely submerge the ball bearing?

7.
Statistically, what is the most dangerous job in America?

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