General Riddles

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

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).

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

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