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495
Children
RAISING CHILDREN
If babies thoroughly wet their diapers at least six times a day, they are getting enough milk.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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751
Precipitation
PREDICTING SNOW
You should expect deep snow when hornets build their nests higher than usual.
Robert B. Thomas, The Old Farmer's Almanac
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Equivalents
MEASURING SNOW
One inch of rain would make ten inches of snow.
Amy Lippmann, Haifa, Israel
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Joker
LOOKING AT EYELASHES
The youngest child has the longest eyelashes.
Sarah Bynum, Brookline, Massachusetts
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1519
Weather
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If children are unusually wild on the playground, look for bad weather soon.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Joker
FIGURING THINGS OUT
Simple things are more complicated than they seem, but most complicated things are actually very simple.
Cliff Martin, Eugene, Oregon
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2031
Education
SENDING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
When universal education was introduced in the Philippine Islands, there were no birth records and sorting children by age was a problem. The teachers found that a child is old enough to send to school when he can cross his arms over his head and grasp his ears with his opposite hands.
Arma L. Curtis, Cedar Falls, Iowa
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2287
Weather
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If birds and bats are flying close to the ground, a storm is approaching.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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2543
Tools
ADJUSTING AN ANVIL
Stand with your arms at your side. The height of your anvil should be the height of your knuckles.
Charles McRaven, blacksmith
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2799
Relationships
SPOTTING A MARRIED MAN
To ascertain if a man you have recently met is married, ask for his phone number. If he gives you his work number he is probably married, if he gives any reason at all for not having a home telephone number, he is married.
Terry Kranning, Professional Knife Maker, Pocatello, ID, USA
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Collected by The Editors
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Hiking
FINDING THE 'SHORTEST' ROUTE
Never lose altitude unnecessarily.
Dave Bull, woodblock printmaker, Tokyo, Japan
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