General Riddles

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

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.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

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