General Riddles

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

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

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

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).

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