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If a challenge is about achieving/getting something, try your best to get it\n2. Do not do the challenges with friends or family\n3. Have lots of fun!\n\n## The challenges\n\u003c!-- BABY EASY CHALLENGES --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003e\n            \u003cb\u003eBaby Easy\u003c/b\u003e\n        \u003c/summary\u003e\n        \u003col\u003e\n            \u003cbr /\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Send a tweet asking a question to Elon Musk, Mark Cuban or Richard Branson\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n        \u003col\u003e\n    \u003c/details\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- EASY CHALLENGES --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n        \u003csummary\u003e\n            \u003cb\u003eEasy\u003c/b\u003e\n        \u003c/summary\u003e\n        \u003col\u003e\n            \u003cbr /\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Go out and ask a stranger if you could use his cellphone to make a quick call\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Try to sell something to someone, anything\n            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   \u003cli\u003e\n                The next time you go to a restaurant or fast food joint ask some small group of people if you can join them\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Go to a Walmart or a Costco or any other store and ask the manager if you could announce something they need to announce over the intercom\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Try to get a free hotel room for a night\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Race a random person!\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Go to a bed selling store and ask the manager if you could sleep just for 5 minutes on a bed\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Try to put some sunglasses to a random person!\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003e\n                Try to get a photo with a random person!\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n 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