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Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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

What has an eye but can not see?

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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