General Riddles

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

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

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

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

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

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

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