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1221 Grooming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING HAIR
Normal daily hair loss is 100 to 200 hairs per day.
Dr. Jonathan Zizmor, hair expert
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1477 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REPLACING A FLAGPOLE
A wooden flagpole will need to be replaced every 20 years.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1733 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb
TREATING SERIOUS BURNS
Add a burn victim's age to the percent of the body covered with second- or third-degree burns. If the sum is less than, the patient is apt to survive.
Gerald Myers, Redway, California
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1989 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A RECORD ALBUM
You'll like an album if you like at least one-fourth of the songs on it.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Candidates with strong, aggressive personalities and "programs" to sell get elected half as often and last half as long as accommodating, compromising candidates who are interesting persons and want to provide "constituent services."
Tom Wilbur, county commissioner, East Lansing, Michigan
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2501 Beaches thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING A SAND CASTLE
To build a sand castle, the sand should be firm. Your footprints should barely show when you stand on it.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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2757 Environment thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCED BY BURNING GASOLINE
Burning ten gallons of gasoline produces 180 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Lawrence A. Howe, Mechanical Engineer, Annapolis, MD, USA
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Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3269 Water thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRINKING FOR HYDRATION
divide your bodyweight in lbs by 1.5 and drink that many ounces of water per day to be optimally hydrated.
bradley
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-20)
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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3525 Eyes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DESIGNING A NAME BADGE
If you're designing name badges for a conference or other event, make the person's name biggest of all the info. It's big enough if you can read it not while holding a sample in your hand, but while a person 8-10 feet away holds it up. That way, people can spot each other's names in casual mingling without the telltale leaning in and squinting at each other's chests. The event name, location, dates, etc. can be tiny; everyone knows where they are and why.
Mark H. Anbinder, Technology Evangelist, Ithaca, New York, USA
(17) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-08-14)
Current Rating: 8.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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4037 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL SECURITY REQUIREMENT
To secure something in the physical or virtual world, you need to have three mechanisms implemented: Prevention (locks/cyphers), Detection (alarms/notification) and Reaction.
Aryeh Abramovitz
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-15)
Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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4293 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPEED AND DISTANCE
60 mph = 1 mile per minute
ken
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-10-04)
Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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