General Riddles

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

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).

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?

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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

I start with T and end with T and have T in me. Who am I?

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

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

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