General Riddles

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives the bellboy $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to split among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has another $2, adding up to $29. Where is the remaining dollar?
This is a nice nonsense. Each guest paid $9 because they gave $30 and they were given back $3. The manager got $25 and the difference ($2) has the bellboy. So it is nonsense to add the $2 to the $27, since the bellboy kept the $2.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

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

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

What has an eye but can not see?

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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