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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 can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

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

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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