General Riddles

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.

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

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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 don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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