General Riddles

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.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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 am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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