General Riddles

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

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 headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

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.

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

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

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!

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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

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

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