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5042 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BEST CAR BATTERY BUY
"Buy a conventional battery [one with caps that can be unscrewed and refilled with distilled water], rather than a maintenance free [sealed battery that still boils away Tibet tour, but the water can't be replenished and leads to a shorter life].
Scott Parker
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179 Birds thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING FOR BIRDS
Look for birds on the edges where two habitats meet--ocean beaches, stream banks, forest margins. Where two habitats meet, you can find organisms from both habitats, plus those adapted to the edge itself.
Christine Jones, birdwatcher, San Francisco, California
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435 Gambling thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DECIDING WHEN TO BLUFF
There are three factors involved in successful bluffing. (1) Your opponent: It is easier to bluff a strong player than a weak one. (2) Your position in the game: It is easier to bluff a big loser than a big winner. (3) Money: The bigger the stakes, the easier it is to bluff. Don't bluff unless you have at least two of these factors on your side.
Edwin Silberstang, games expert
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ADDING A HARP TO YOUR ACT
A vaudeville act with a harp in it will get $5 more than one without a harp.
Minnie Marx, mother of Harpo Marx, cited by Bill Marx, Harpo's son
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947 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
INSPECTING A DEAD DEER
Check the bone marrow of a deer's thighbone. If it resembles red or yellow jelly, the deer starved to death. If the marrow is solid fat flecked with a little red, or even red but still solid, the deer was well fed.
Paul Kelsey, biologist
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1203 Measuring thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
APPROACHING THE HORIZON
The distance to the horizon is equal to the square root of your altitude multiplied by 1.22.
Doug Combs, aviator and nice person, Incline Village, Nevada
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1459 Movies and Film thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A MOVIE
The smallest letters in a title should be at least 1/25th the height of the screen.
Scott Marsh, photographer
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1715 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING A DOG FIGHT
If two dogs are headed for a fight and they appear about evenly matched, the dog on his home turf will win easily.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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1971 Stock thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
INVESTING WISELY
Cut your losses quickly. Let your profits run.
Isadore Nicholson, San Diego, California
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2227 Theater thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TIMING A SCRIPT
It takes 1 1/2 to 2 minutes to perform the average page of script. A 70-page script is about right for most plays.
Kelly Yeaton, teacher and stage manager, State College, Pennsylvania
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2483 Fish thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING FISH
Cold-water fish have more flavor than warm-water fish because cold-water fish have more fat. River fish taste better than lake fish because river fish get more exercise.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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