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724
House and Home
A MOUSE IN YOUR HOUSE
If you see one mouse in your house, you probably have a dozen.
C. A. Lacey, town historian, Richford, New York
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Photography
TAKING PICTURES UNDER WATER
Most leaks in an underwater camera housing show up at very shallow depths. If no leaks appear within 15 feet of the surface, there is a 95 percent chance that none will appear at greater depths.
Flip Schulke, underwater photographer
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1236
Building
SELLING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Construction equipment dealers make 75 percent of their profits repairing and servicing equipment already in the field.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1492
Cooking
MAKING PIE CRUST
For perfect pie crust, when you're rolling out pie dough and you think it's ready, roll it out one more time.
Jane Adams Stillinger, archaeologist and writer, Watsonville, California
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1748
Quality
FINDING DIAMONDS
Only one in five diamonds is of gem quality.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Crafts
SEWING
Never use a knot in hand sewing.
Anonymous
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2260
Dieting
MAINTAINING YOUR WEIGHT
To calculate the calories you need to maintain your weight, multiply your weight by ten.
Dr. Robin Kanarek, in Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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2516
Restaurants
ORDERING CHINESE
When you order Chinese food, order one entree less than the number of people in the group to avoid unwanted leftovers.
Claire Forchheimer, Flushing, New York
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2772
House and Home
MOWING YOUR LAWN
When mowing a lawn, if you cut off no more than 1/3 of the length of the grass you can safely leave the clippings on the lawn.
R. A. Heindl, Design Engineer, Euclid, OH, USA
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3028
Drinking
MAKE EVERY SECOND DRINK WATER
To maintain an even keel at an important social event, make every second drink water.
Gordon Graham, Writer, Thessalon, ON, Canada
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Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
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3796
Sales
PAWNING AN ITEM
Pawn shops allow half an item's value in a pawn that they think it will bring in a sale if you forfeit it.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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