General Riddles

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

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