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1169 Eyes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WEARING CONTACT LENSES
It takes your eyes a number of weeks to adjust to wearing contact lenses. In most cases, it will take about one week for each year you have been wearing glasses.
Irene Fudge, lab technician
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1425 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAYING A TOLL
Avoid the line with the motorcycle. The biker won't have the money ready. Instead, he'll have to dig into his pocket, and on a cold day he'll have to take off his gloves.
Benjamin Keh, Berkeley, California
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1937 Listening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COUNTING GUNSHOTS
If you hear shots while hunting: One shot equals game bagged. Two shots equals game possibly bagged. Three shots means there's a chance game was bagged. Four shots means you're listening to a frustrated hunter.
Thomas Lack, somewhere on the east shore of Lake Michigan
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2449 Shopping thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING GOOD SERVICE
If you address salespeople by the name you see on their name tags, you'll get good service.
Eleanor Benelisha, library and information services, Richmond, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2961 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WASH IT INSIDE-OUT
Turn t-shirts inside-out before washing them. The screen printing will last a lot longer.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.7 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3217 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STRETCHING
You can't stretch cold muscles. It's best to do a short warm-up before stretching, or there are no gains.
Rob, student, Stony Brook, NY
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-18)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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4497 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING CHILDREN
If your children ask for a dog and you get one, be prepared to walk the dog at least 20 times week.
Martin Reesink, lawyer cyclist, Ottawa, ONTARIO, Canada
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-04-18)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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4753 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HEMMING YOUR PANTS
An overexposed ankle or tons of fabric bunching up at the foot can take a cool pants outfit into “What was she thinking” territory instantly. So before you buy or hem your pants, size them up using this rule of thumb: In heels, your trouser cuff should clear the ground by no more than the diameter of a quarter (nearly an inch). In flats, they should hit just below the anklebone.
sportsgurl
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-16)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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5009 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SMOKING
Smoking one cigarette interferes with your body's healing ability for two weeks.
Ann, CA
(29) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-12-16)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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146 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING A BUSINESS
A beauty salon will sell for 0.25 to 0.75 times its gross income, plus equipment and inventory.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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402 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FLYING AN AIRPLANE
Start your descent three miles from your destination for every thousand feet of altitude. Subtract ten miles if you're flying in a head wind. Add ten miles if you're in a tailwind.
P. Douglas Combs, professional airline pilot, aviator & aircraft mechanic, flight instructor, Tempe, Arizona
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