What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

Analyze and find the missing item in the sequence:
16, 06, 68, 88, __, 98

Is the statement valid that it does not matter how much older a sibling is, eventually the younger one will be half as old as the older one?

Identify the hidden meaning behind this picture?

I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?

All of Jacob's shoes are red except two.
All of Jacob's shoes are green except two.
All of Jacob's shoes are yellow except two.

How many shoes does Jacob have?

The person who makes it has no need for it. He who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know they are. What is it?

Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?

Can you find the key in the picture below?

Akbar summoned Birbal out of anger.
He told him that he will have to face death.
He asked him to make a statement and if the statement is true he will be buried alive and if the statement is false, he will be thrown at lions.
After hearing Birbal’s statement, Akbar could do nothing but smile.
He gave him 5 gold bars and let him go.

What did Birbal say?