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I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

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.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

What has an eye but can not see?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

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