General Riddles

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

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

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

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

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

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