General Riddles

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

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