General Riddles

What can you catch but not throw?

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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