General Riddles

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

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

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.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

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