Riddle #268

I eat, I live. I breathe, I live. I drink, I die. What am I?

We can be boring, Or interesting. We can be long, Or short. We can have pictures, Or just words. Many love us, But many also hate us. What are we?

Scientists have proven that cats have more hair on one side than their other side. Some people believe that this is because when cats lay on their side they need insulation from the cold on the floor or ground. Which side of a cat has more hair?

I am a home of knowledge, both banal and profound. In grand halls and small homes I can be found. I am a home for things of many leaves, but my many residents are not living trees. What am I?

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help, yet many people are afraid to let me help them. What am I?

Its ready to walk when I'm all tied up, but really should stop when I'm untied. What am I?

I never ask questions, but always answered. What am I?

Everyone has me but nobody can lose me. What am I?

I am alive without breath and cold as death. I am never thirsty but always drinking. What am I?

I like to twirl my body but keep my head up high. After I go in, everything becomes tight. What am I?

Physicists have built devices to move me very fast. My last seven letters can be commonly found in newspapers, magazines and journals. What am I?