General Riddles

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

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.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

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