General Riddles

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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

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'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I am an eight letter word. My first four letters combine to form an atmospheric state. My third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh letters give support. My last three letters is the name of a person. Who am I?
MISTAKEN

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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