General Riddles

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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.

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