How can you make number one disappear by adding something to it?

Today, I celebrated my 32nd birthday but I was born in 1972.
How is this possible?

Replace the (?) with the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 59.

18 ? 12 ? 4 ? 5 = 59

You are given a cube that is made with the help of 10x10x10 smaller cubes summing up to a total of 1000 smaller cubes. You are asked to take off one layer of the cubes.
How many remain now?

During an experiment, a guy throws a bouncy ball from a 100 feet tall building. The ball has a specific characteristic. Every time it hits the ground, it bounces up halfway.

How many bounces do you think the ball will make before it comes to a stop ?

Below is the sum of symbols in each row and column in the figure. Analyzing the figure, can you find out the value of the symbols?

Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Complete the given grid with valid words. You can only use the letters AAEEIIMMPPTT.

Hint: The grid reads the same across as down.

Can you name an animal whose killing cannot be performed without spilling your own blood?

Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40, and leave 6.

How Come ??