What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

You have a basket containing ten apples. You have ten friends, who each desire an apple. You give each of your friends one apple.
Now all your friends have one apple each, yet there is an apple remaining in the basket.
How?

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

John asked Jack, "The time right now is 7 pm. Can you tell me what will be the time 23, 999, 995 hours later ?"

While Bella does not know the answer, do you ?

The chance of Mr John winning the lottery is 10%. All participants lined up and Mr John is 4th in the row. The first three participants lose the lottery.

What is the chance of Mr John now?

Why despite killing dozens of people Charley and Wilma were not punished?

A Monkey, a squirrel, and an Eagle are racing to the top of the mango tree. Assuming all these animals are in perfect shape, Which animal will reach to Banana first?

I was speeding and ran through a stop sign, yet two traffic officers who were there do nothing about it.

why?

A bomb goes off.
Carnage.
One person, only a few feet away, survives! How can this be?

Before Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, which was the largest ocean before that?