General Riddles

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

What can you catch but not throw?

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

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

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

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