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2021 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING WEIGHT
You lose a pound of fat for every 3,500 calories you burn or don't eat.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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RUNNING A RACE
Five percent of your total training mileage in the last eight weeks before a race equals your personal breaking point in a race.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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GIVING A SPEECH
A good speech will present one idea per 5-minute period, and no more than 2 or 3 ideas in a 20-minute talk.
Roberta Prescott, writer, USAir
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 40 reviews
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TUNING FLUTES
Cold flutes are flat.
Mandy Reinert, Student, LaCrosse, WI, USA
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Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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SINGING OFF KEY
It's better to sing off key than to not sing at all.
David Schaner, Physician, New York, NY, USA
(4) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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DELEGATING TASKS
If you are in a position to do so, consider delegating a task to someone else if they can do it 80% as well as you would. This will leave you time to do the things which only you can do.
Elliot Miller, Engineer, Miami, Florida, USA
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-10-16)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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THE BEST WAY TO HEAR CERTAIN SOUNDS
If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It's better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you're trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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NO MINOR ACCIDENTS
There is no such thing as a minor accident on a motorcycle.
Perry, Truck Driver, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 7.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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RAINY DAY NEED
One's car is the best location to keep a seldom used umbrella.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
(90) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-15)
Current Rating: 7.9 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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SELLING BOOKS
A book of poetry sells no more than 800 copies, on average.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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FEEDING A COW
A cow should have 3 pounds of hay per day for every 100 pounds of weight.
Roger Seeley, Albany, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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