General Riddles

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

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).

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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

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

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