General Riddles

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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