General Riddles

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

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.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

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

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

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

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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