General Riddles

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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).

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

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