General Riddles

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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).

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

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