What was the tallest mountain before Mount Everest was discovered?

There were three married (man & wife) couples in a boat floating down a river, as they crossed under a bridge, the boat capsized and all of the couples fell out, yet not a single man got wet. How or why?

I have...

cities, but no houses.

mountains, but no rocks

land, but no trees.

water, but no fish.

towns, but no people

What am I?

What has a foot on either end and one in the middle?

You measure my life in hours.

I serve you by expiring.

I’m quick when I’m thin

slow when I’m fat.

The wind is my enemy.

What am I?

What word starts with E

and ends with E

but only has one letter in it?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

The more there is, the less you see.

What am I?

What is full of holes, but still holds a lot of water?

A word I know,

six letters it contains,

remove one letter, and

twelve remains.

What am I?

To keep me,

You have to give me away.

What am I?

If you have IT,

you want to share IT.

If you share IT,

you haven't got IT.

What is IT?

What has ten letters and starts with gas?

What is so fragile that even whispering its name will break it?

Which is heaviest?

A ton of bricks, or a ton of feathers?

You are my brother,

but I am not your brother.

Who am I?

What two words contain thousands of letters?

What can’t be burned in a fire nor

drowned in water,

but can be destroyed by both?

Peel off my skin –

I won’t cry, but...

you might!

What am I?

When you need me, you throw me away.

When you don’t need me, you bring me back.

What am I?

Mary’s father has five daughters:

Nana,

Nene,

Nini,

Nono,

What is the name of the fifth daughter?

You can hold IT

without touching it

What is IT?

What has a...

head...

a tail...

but no body?

I've been around for millions of years,

but...

I am never more than a month old.

What am I?

What tastes better than it smells?

I live in my little house all alone.

There are no windows or doors,

and if I want to go out,

I have to break through the wall.

What am I?

It belongs to you, but...

others use it more than you do.

What is it?

Forwards I am heavy,

backwards I am not.

What am I?

What can you hold in your RIGHT hand,

that you can't in your LEFT hand?

What kind of room has not a door, nor windows?

How does someone living outside the state of Kentucky pronounce the name of their capital city?

LOUIS-ville, or LOUIE-ville