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HOUSING PIGEONS
The inside of a pigeon loft should be low enough so that a pigeon can't fly over your head and small enough so that you can touch all four walls while standing in the middle.
Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, retired pigeon racer
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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300 Architecture thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GIVING OFF HEAT
People normally produce about 500 BTUs per hour. People who are exercising produce three or four times that much heat.
Brenda Poole, biologist
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301 Antiques thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CLEANING ANTIQUE WEAPONS
Anything a novice does to improve the looks of an antique weapon probably will lower its value or destroy it as a collector's piece.
Jim Barber, historian and collector, Springfield, Missouri
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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302 Books thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CATALOGING A LIBRARY
For a single subject library, a medical library for example, use the Library of Congress cataloging system. For a general interest library, use the Dewey Decimal system.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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303 Children thumb thumb thumb
CARING FOR CHILDREN
The more children cry,patek philippe replica the less they urinate.
Anonymous
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304 Wine thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRINKING WINE
Wine before meals increases hunger. Wine during a meal quells the appetite. Wine at the end of a meal can drown the desire for dessert.
Maria Simonson, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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305 Entertaining thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KNOWING WHEN YOU'RE BUSY
When you're booked ten days of the month, you're booked solid.
D. J., Pix 106
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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306 Bicycles thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A BICYCLE
An imported bicycle is always a better value than the comparable bicycle made in the United States.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 3.2 out of 10 based on 30 reviews
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307 Electricity thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE LIFE OF A LIGHT BULB
If you increase the voltage of an incandescent light bulb by 10 percent, its light output increases by 40 percent, but its life expectancy falls by a factor of three. Decreasing the voltage has the opposite effect.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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308 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb
SEWING WITH PIGS
It takes two pigs to make a pair of pigskin pants.
Mary Ellen Parker, retired teacher, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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309 Appliances thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING A MICROWAVE
To determine whether cookware can be used in a microwave, put it in the microwave empty and turn on the high setting for 15 seconds. If the cookware is cool to the touch, it's safe to use in the microwave.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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