General Riddles

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

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

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives the bellboy $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to split among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has another $2, adding up to $29. Where is the remaining dollar?
This is a nice nonsense. Each guest paid $9 because they gave $30 and they were given back $3. The manager got $25 and the difference ($2) has the bellboy. So it is nonsense to add the $2 to the $27, since the bellboy kept the $2.

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?

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

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