General Riddles

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

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

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

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.

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