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Brainteaser

The Unusual Island. On an island, there are 100 couples. The law on this island is that if a husband cheats on his wife, the husband is executed the next day at noon. Every woman on the island can see whether a man other than her husband has cheated, but they do not know about their own husband. The law also states that no woman is allowed to tell another if her husband has cheated. One day, the Queen visits and announces she knows at least one husband has been unfaithful. What happens on the island, and how many days does it take for the first execution?

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