General Riddles

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

I am a seven letter word. I have two sets of double letters in a row. I can fly like a bird or a plane. Kids love me. I end with N. Who am I?

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

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

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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