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PICKING A WINNER AT THE HARNESS TRACK
You should bet on a horse with good early speed; the winning horse is usually among the first four horses at the half-mile.
Don Valliere, track manager and author, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
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523 Electricity thumb thumb thumb thumb
CAUSING A SPARK
Electricity will arc, or jump, a gap of about 1/4 inch for each 10,000 volts. This rule is often used by TV repairmen and electronic technicians to quickly check a high-voltage power supply, a practice that is not recommended for the novice.
Renard Braun, physicist
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BREEDING BUFFALOES
You need at least 1 bull buffalo for every 15 cows.
The National Buffalo Association
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GUESSING A MAN'S AGE
To guess a man's age, take his height and multiply it by the number of times a day he goes to the bathroom.
Henning Pape-Santos, linguist, Ithaca, New York
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PROMOTING A MOVIE
Marketing and distribution costs for a movie run about 2 1/2 times the film's production budget.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1547 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CARING FOR DOGS
Figure on 1 pound of dry food for every 30 pounds of dogs.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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SELLING REAL ESTATE
Rental property should sell for about 100 times its monthly rental income.
Tom Wolfe, writer
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RUNNING A NEWS CONFERENCE
If you're holding a news conference, start your presentation ten minutes after the scheduled start, to allow for late arrivals. Reporters are always late.
Trudie Mason, assignment editor/reporter, CJAD Radio News, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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2315 Fish thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FISHING FOR TROUT
If you can see the fish, the fish can see you.
Grant Wootton, fly-fishing pundit
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BUYING STOCK
Don't buy stock that is included in the Fortune 500 or Standard & Poor's 500. The chances of such stocks being undervalued are virtually nil.
The American Association of Individual Investors
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2827 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING A TICKET
To avoid speeding tickets, stay one-tenth mile behind a speeding car and watch for that car's brake lights. He either has a radar detector and will slow down well in advance or is just speeding and will get the ticket, not you.
Dr. Howard Hornickel, Chiropractor, Washington, PA, USA
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