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VOLUNTEERING IN A SMALL TOWN
If you volunteer with three different groups in a small town at least one of the groups will have two volunteers you have met in another group.
Clarke Green
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2409
Personalities
PREDICTING BEHAVIOR
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Dr. Angelo Valenti, consulting psychologist, Nashville, Tennessee
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2410
Negotiating
NEGOTIATING
If a man talks about his honor, make him pay cash.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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Conversations
DOING SOMETHING FOR MONEY
If someone says, "It's not the money, it's the principle," it's the money.
Dr. Angelo Valenti, consulting psychologist, Nashville, Tennessee
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2405
Dieting
DIETING
Most overeating happens at night. If you can't diet all the time, diet after dark.
Arthur Phillips, Fort Myers, Florida
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1077
Grooming
USING A PUBLIC TOILET
In a public restroom, the middle toilet stalls are used the most.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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2407
Wind
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the day is even slightly windy and the wind suddenly dies, expect a wind shift.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
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Wine
MAKING CHAMPAGNE
It takes 3.25 tons of grapes to make 1 case of champagne.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Hiking
FINDING A PLACE TO PITCH YOUR TENT
Farmers are three times more likely than rural nonfarmers and 10 times more likely than suburban people to let you pitch your tent on their land. And you should know better than to ask city people.
Geanne Toma, massage therapist, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Fuel
BURNING SOLID FUELS
When you are burning solid fuels, a 40 degree Fahrenheit rise in stack temperature indicates a 1 percent reduction in combustion efficiency.
Scott Adams, central heating plant operator, Cornell University
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Habits
SMOKING CIGARETTES
You need three books of matches for every two packs of cigarettes you smoke.
Bob Horton, statistics consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana
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