General Riddles

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What 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.

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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