General Riddles

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

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 am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

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

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