Can you decipher the following common phrase?

T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

The captain of a ship is telling you an interesting story and then poses a question. He says, “I have travelled the oceans far and wide. 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. Can you tell me how that was possible?”

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

If an earthquake is 1 point higher on the Richter Scale than another earthquake which is actually 10 times stronger, how much stronger would an earthquake be if it was just half a point higher on the Richter scale?

A pond had 60 fish, out of which, all but 20 died.
How many fishes are now present in that pond?

Why do people go to bed?

We have shown you a regular water barrel as below. Without using any measuring device can you check if the barrel is more than half-filled or less than half-filled?

There are three houses in a straight row. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. The red house is left of the middle. The blue house is right of the middle. Where's the white house?

Can you solve the below geography rebus by decoding the below rebus ?