General Riddles

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

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

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

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

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