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591 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LISTENING TO BABIES
When babies start grunting, wait 20 minutes before changing them. That way you will change only one messy diaper, not two.
L. Musselman, office manager and mother of young children
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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847 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING YOUR CHICKENS
If your chickens run for cover when it starts to rain, the shower will be brief. If they stay outside, it is going to rain all day.
Lewis and Paulette Ramsey, Howardsville, Virginia
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1103 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BRITISH THERMAL UNITS
One BTU is roughly equal to the amount of heat energy given off by burning a wooden kitchen match.
Robert G. Flower, engineer
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1359 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING THROUGH COLLEGE
Never take a course from the professor who wrote the text book.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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1615 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING ACORN YIELD
A wet spring and a dry summer encourage acorn production.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1871 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A MATTRESS
The amount you move during sleep is directly proportional to the hardness of your mattress. Generally then, the greater the back problem the harder your mattress should be. The unforgiving surface forces you to move often, and your muscles won't become stiff from lack of movement.
Alan T. Whittemore, YMCA Physical Director, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2127 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
READING TO KIDS
After 15 minutes, even well-behaved children in kindergarten or first grade get fidgety.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2383 Wind thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING FLIES ON THE BEACH
A west wind means flies.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2639 Tools thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TESTING AN EDGE
Any cutting edge that reflects light, from a razor blade to a chainsaw tooth, is in need of sharpening.
Michael Mangan, stained-glass designer, Carrollton, Ohio
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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3151 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MOORE'S LAW
The number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every 18 months.
Stephanie, Technical Trainer
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Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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3407 Ages and Stages thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SIZING UP A REUNION
People in the reunion business say you can tell how long ago a class graduated by how they behave at their gathering. Ten years after graduation, status and achievement are important, and one-upsmanship and competitive dressing are common. Limos and tuxes are not unusual.
Patricia Ward Biederman, LA Times Staff Writer, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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