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

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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.

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

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?

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 box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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