General Riddles

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

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

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

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

What can you catch but not throw?

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