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

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

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line: 102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

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