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    A famous chemist Scientist Bhool Bhulaiya was found murdered in his own lab. There was no evidence except for a piece of paper with the names of chemical substances on it, which he wrote right before he died.

    The chemicals on the list were; Oxygen Carbon Nickel Lanthanum Sulfur

    On the day he was murdered, the chemist had only 3 visitors:
his wife Mary,
his nephew Nicolas,
and his friend Johnathan.

    The police arrested the murderer right away. How did they know who it was and why?

    • His wife Mary
    • His nephew Nicolas
    • His friend Johnathan.
    • None of them 
      • Explanation :  The chemicals in the list have the following chemical formula;

Oxygen -> O
Carbon -> C
Nickel -> Ni
Lanthanum -> La
Sulfur -> S
If you re-arrange this letters the name you get is Nicolas.