General Riddles

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

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

What can you catch but not throw?

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

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