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598
Crime
BEATING A TICKET
If you're trying to beat a parking ticket, you have a better chance of winning if you wear a jacket and tie or dress.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Magazines
SELLING MAGAZINES
If your magazine has a car on the cover, you'll sell more copies at the newsstand if the car is red.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Gardening
GROWING BONSAI
If it takes more than one minute for the water to drain from your bonsai pot, it's time to repot.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Death
HOW TO LIVE LONGER
People who are shorter than average are more likely to live to a ripe old age than taller people.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Farming
ESTIMATING THE NEED FOR CHEMICALS
Sixty to 90 percent of the chemicals sprayed on crops are used only to make produce look better.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Science
THE RULE OF ISLAND EVOLUTION
On islands, small species will evolve toward larger size, and large species will evolve toward smaller size.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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Joker
FEEDING A PARKING METER
Always feed a parking meter with the smallest denomination coins you have. You will almost always get more time for your money if you use pennies instead of dimes. And if the meter jams, you win big.
Gerald Gutlipp, mathematician, Chicago, Illinois
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Farming
GROWING MARIJUANA
One skilled California marijuana grower can properly maintain 33 plants. Two growers can maintain 100 plants.
J. K., Harvest Moon Growers, Mendocino and Humboldt, California
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Education
TEACHING AT A NEW SCHOOL
When a new teacher at a new school, always make friends with the head-office secretaries. They really run the place and can help you far more than the principal.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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House and Home
DON'T TAPE WINDOWS WHEN PAINTING
Save time, do not tape over window panes when painting window trim. Let the paint run over onto the glass. Easily remove it with a razor blade when dry.
Maitlen W. Montmarency, painter, kailua, hi, usa
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Cooking
WHEN THERE'S ENOUGH MILK IN CHEERIOS
When pouring milk into a bowl of Cheerios, stop pouring just as the whole mess begins to float. That will be the perfect amount.
Grumdrig
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