General Riddles

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

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

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