General Riddles

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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