General Riddles

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

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 invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

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

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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