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2916 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TURN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS
When driving an all-wheel-drive vehicle, brake before the corner and keep your foot lightly on the gas through the entire corner. This keeps the AWD engaged and provides better traction than braking than the more normal brake halfway/accelerate out technique.
Greg Marshall, Educator, Bellingham, WA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3172 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RED PINE VS. WHITE PINE CLASSIFICATION
You can distinguish between a red pine tree and a white pine tree by plucking a cluster of needles. The number of needles correlates directly to the number of letters in the name of the pine tree. If there are three needles its a a red pine, and if there are five needles its a white pine.
Rae, Student, San Francisco, CA, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-15)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SEMICOLONS
You can replace about two-thirds of the semicolons in most writing with a period. The rest of the time, you need a conjunction.
Don Marti, editor, Alameda, CA, USA
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-07)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FINDING STOLEN PAINTINGS
Fewer than one in five stolen paintings are ever found.
Nick Watt, ABC News, London
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Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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DESIGNING A WEBSITE
When designing a website, what you want it to look like is almost never what your customers will want, nor will it provide what they need. Always ask yourself, how does this help visitors?
Michael Diamond, Web Developer, Bay Area, CA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-07-19)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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4964 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CARRYING YOUR WALLET.
If you carry your wallet in your front pocket, you will never lose it. I've done so for 40 years and have never lost a wallet.
Bender Bernder Rodriguez, Proffessional Bender, Chicago, IL, USA
(31) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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GETTING RID OF BACK PAIN
If your back hurts more when you walk down stairs, down a hill, or sit down in a chair, you need to do flexion exercises.
Peggy Bodine-Reese, physical therapist, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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TOASTING BREAD
Toast it until it smokes, and then 20 seconds less.
Paul Goldschmidt, disc jockey, Johnson City, New York
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Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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PRICING COMPUTERS
Computers and books sell for six times their manufacturing costs.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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WATCHING ANTS
Food that ants like to eat is food that people should avoid (ants in our kitchen go for sweets and deep-fried tortilla chips).
David Leventer, psychotherapist, Santa Cruz, California
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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USING PUBLIC WASHROOMS
In a public washroom, always use the toilet farthest away from the door. It is normally cleaner and less used than the ones closer to the door.
Tony Campo Jr., sales representative for food service equipment, Countryside, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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