Can you replace the question mark with the correct number?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

John was so frustrated to be the suspect of being a sleeper terrorist that he shoot himself right between the eyes with a revolver in his toilet. The revolver and the bullets were accurate. Minutes later John walks out of the toilet unharmed.
How can this be possible?

Can you solve below mathematical equation?

2^1234 - 2^1233

Can you find out who is the kidnapper in below Picture and why, Explain ?

What occurs twice in a week, once in a year but never in a day?

You can find some missing letters in the picture. By placing two particular letters in the spaces, you can form a nine lettered word beginning from one of the corners and going clockwise direction to the middle. Can you find out the letters and the word?

A police officer was passing by when he saw a guy hiding. He walked up to him and genially asked, "What is your name?"

"Shut up!" the boy responded.

"Where are your manners?" asked the outraged police officer.

"Up that tree," said the boy discourteously, directing to a neighbouring tree.

You're looking for trouble, aren't you?" said the police officer.

"No, trouble is looking for me!" the boy answered solemnly.

Why is the boy behaving like this?

what's the probability of getting a king or a queen from a pack of 52 cards?

What does this simple rebus mean?