General Riddles

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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.

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

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.

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.

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

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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