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CHECKING HENS
You can tell whether a hen is laying eggs or not by sizing her cloaca with your fingers. If one finger fits in her cloaca, she's not laying; if two fingers fit, she might be; if three fingers fit, she's laying for sure.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
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RAISING PORK
A hog, dressed and hung in the meat locker, will weigh one-third of its live weight.
Harry Pound, butcher
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MARKETING A BLOCKBUSTER
The marketing cost for a blockbuster movie is typically 50% of the cost of production.
Wendy Kaufman, NPR Commentator, USA
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HUNT'S RULE OF MOTION
Never lift what you can slide, never slide what you can roll, never roll what you can get someone else to move for you.
Hunt Johnsen, designer/builder-wavewitch.com, encinitas, CA, USA
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WATCHING YOUR TIRE PRESSURE
Car tires will generally lose one pound of pressure for every 10-degree F. drop in temperature.
Mike White, Independent IT Consultant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
(17) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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A SPELLING TIP
If you know that a word has a double letter in it, but aren't sure which letter it is, always guess the one in the middle. You'll usually be right. (ex: Cincinnati, buffalo)
Judith Seid, clergy, Pleasanton, CA, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-11)
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EATING PIZZA IN EUROPE
When eating pizza at a restaurant in Europe, always use a knife and fork, not your hands, or you'll be regarded as a slob with no manners. When in Rome...
Markus Demetrius, Retired US Army, Denver, CO, USA
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-14)
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PICTURING ONE MILLION WORDS
One million words is about two copies of J.R.R. Tolkien's _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy.
Don Marti, editor, Alameda, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If leaves are turned and birds are on the ground, it will rain.
Marie Shetler, Hamburg, New York
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DETERMINING YOUR FRAME SIZE
To determine the size of your frame, wrap a dollar bill around your wrist. If the ends of the bill touch, you have a small frame. If there's a finger's width or less between them, you have a medium frame. Anything more than a finger's width and you have a large frame.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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BUYING SHOES FOR KIDS
Four-year-olds will wear out the tops of their shoes before wearing out the soles, but they usually will outgrow them before either happens.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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