If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

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

You enter your friend's room. He is not in his room. Although you see that on the bed there are two dogs, five cats, two giraffes and three pigs. Also, a couple of chickens and ducks are flying in the room.

Calculate the number of legs standing on the floor.

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

A certain street contains 100 buildings. They are numbered from 1 to 100. How many 9's are used in these numbers?

A person was found dead on a big green land with no trees or buildings around. When the police arrived, they found a piece of rock lying next to him and the man was wearing clothes comprising of red, blue and yellow colours.

Can you tell who the person is and what was the cause of death?

This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary, you'd think nothing was wrong with it. Actually, nothing IS wrong with it. But it is not as ordinary as you might think. If you think about it for a bit, you will find out why it is truly so unusual. So what is it? What is so unordinary about this paragraph?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

The more you take me, the more you leave me behind.
Who Am I?