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

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

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

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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