General Riddles

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

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

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!

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 a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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