General Riddles

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

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

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

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

If someone robbed you in the shower, what would you be?
An eye wetness.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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).

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