General Riddles

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

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

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).

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.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

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.

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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