General Riddles

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

What has an eye but can not see?

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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