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STOCKING A BOOKSTORE
A bookstore needs to stock a minimum of 10,000 books to have any hope of having what people ask for.
Dave Ewan, Wind Chimes Book Exchange, Millville, New Jersey
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RUNNING A DAIRY
You need 1 person for every 30 cows to run a self-sufficient dairy farm.
Chris Dahl, dairy farmer
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CATCHING A PYROMANIAC
A pyromaniac is proud of his work, and may be found in the crowd watching the fire. The professional will be somewhere else, establishing an alibi.
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LEARNING NEW THINGS
Humans cannot learn more than seven new concepts at a time.
David Kumaki, physician, Shelburne, New Hampshire
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GROWING YOUR OWN HERBS
If you are setting aside space to grow herbs for your own family, figure two square feet for each variety you plan to grow.
Jean Moses, Lincoln, Nebraska
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THROWING A KNIFE
If your knife balances more than one inch from the tang on the handle side, it is handle heavy and should be thrown from the blade. Likewise, if it balances more than one inch from the tang on the blade side, it is blade heavy and should be thrown from the handle.
Survivalist at a gun show, Lansing, New York
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INDEXING
An average index has three to five entries for each page of text. A light index has one to two entries per page. A scholarly or technical index has ten entries per page.
Bill Kaupe, consultant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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GROWING CITRUS FRUITS
A freeze will destroy a citrus crop. If the temperature in a citrus grove drops to 28 degrees Fahrenheit or less before 10 p.m., fire up the smudgepots.
Darryl Payne, orange grower
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RIDING A TRAIN
To hop a moving freight train, use the ladder at the front of the car. The speed of the train will throw you against the car. If you use the ladder at the end of the car, you could be thrown between cars.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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LIGHTS OUT RULE
Hospital nursing staffs conduct bed checks at 3:00 AM. This is because 3:00 AM marks the time that critically ill patients tend to expire - or sometimes miraculously rally.
Will Musham, composer/writer, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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POSTING NOTICES
It doesn't matter how many notices you post or announcements you make, 10% will never get the word.
randall robinson, filmcrewman/actor, las vegas, nv.
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