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

Can you find a five letter word that is left with only two letters if one is removed?

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

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

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you even if it doesn't hit anything there is nothing attached to it and no one else catches or throws it.

What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.

Two boys were admitted to a school. When the headmaster asks them about their parents, they tell him that they have same parents (father and mother). On further inquiry, it turns out that they both share the same date for their birthday.

"Are you twins," ask the headmaster.
"No," replies the boys.

Is it possible?

John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?