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5066 Miscellaneous
WHO DONE IT
When watching a detective show or a who done it show, the person who did it is 90% probable to the extent of the guests popularity.
Gerard Fertig, Commerce Twp, Michigan, United States
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5065 Entertainment
GET INTO THE LIMELIGHT
When you are on a stage that is theatrically lit, it is important to ensure you are seen under the lights. To "find your light" tilt your head up slightly. You will feel a warmth across your face when you are standing in the right position.
Craig Steele, Computing Scientist, Actor, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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5064 Emotions
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND MALE ACCIDENTS
Men become accident prone at the sight of a beautiful woman, scientists say.
Scott Parker
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5063 Health
RENAL CANCER PRONE OCCUPATIONS
"Almost every renal cancer patient I deal with is an engineer." Overheard during a converstion between a chemotherapy nurse and an aerodynamic engineer; studies described at http://bit.ly/c7QL0p
Scott Parker
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5062 Business
FINANCING BUSINESS EXPANSION
Finance a business expansion only with your own profits, not with borrowed money.
Scott Parker
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5061 Business
CALCULATING SKYWRITING FEES
"Charge an absolute rock bottom of $250.00 for a four or five letter message.... I know of one person who charges $25.00 per letter."
Scott Parker
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5060 Emotions
DETECTING CRYSTAL METH ADDICTION
If you see numerous partially assembled items in a house, it could be a sign that a crystal meth abuser frequents the site.
Scott Parker
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5059 Insects
COURSING BEES AND FINDING HONEY
How Arden Hooks, in the Texas Big Thicket, courses bees and finds their hives for honey collection. "...a modern cigarette burns about eight minutes. It takes about four minutes for a bee to unload [the bee bait at the hive] and tell the other bees about his find... he flies about 200 yards a minute ... If it takes a full cigarette time to make that return trip, you can figure that's about 400 yards from your bait to the tree. With that you can pretty closely calculate how far that tree is."
Scott Parker
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