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A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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?

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 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

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

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