General Riddles

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

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

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

Here come the best enigmas that appeared in the Batman movies - usually Riddler asking Bruce Wayne. If you look at the number on my face you won't find thirteen anyplace.
A clock.

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.

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

As I was going to the mall I met a man with seven wives, Each wive held two bags, Each bag held a mother cat, Each mother cat had six babies, How many people where going to the mall?
One! As I was going to the mall I met a man...

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

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