General Riddles

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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).

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

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 made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

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