General Riddles

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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.

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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