Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?

You have a 12 liters jug full of water. You have two empty 8 liters and 5 liters jug. How can you divide the water into two equal parts using these jugs?

The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening?

Oedipus, the king of Thebes, figured out the answer to the riddle:

Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

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?

I am a white box having no key or lid.
Yet there is a golden treasure inside it.

What Am I?

What does this say?

XLR8

Can you name some countries which do not have the alphabet 'A' in them?