What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

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

Can you complete the sequence puzzle?

AR TA GE CA LE VI LI _

Wednesday, Steve and Pam go to a restaurant to eat lunch. After eating lunch, they pay the bill. But Steve and Pam do not pay the bill. So…who does?

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?

Do you know of a place where the wind blows south and then suddenly shifts direction towards the north?

Can you find out who is the kidnapper in below Picture and why, Explain ?

Which Number is the odd one out?

A) 7145
B) 2716
C) 5321
D) 4135

For an extra income, John decided to work at a Hotel for one hour daily. The manager offers him that they will pay him $11 after every 11 days.
However, John offered a different proposition to the manager. The offers stand as:
He will be paid just a penny on his first day.
Two pence will be paid on the second day,
Four pence will be paid on the third day.
And so on till the 11th day.

Should the Hotel manager accept his offer?

There were three women in all the swimming costumes!
One was happy and the other two were sad!
The happy one was crying and the sad ones were smiling.
Why was this?