Riddles... and Fun

Okay, I need something fun to do... Riddles are always fun for me. I'll post the riddles, you answer them.

1. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

2. You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat

3. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

More to come, if they are answered

 

You looked it up ._. I bet you did

And #2 could also be chicken

 

Anyway..

4. I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

5. I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

6. I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

 

Nope  sorry