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3574 Illness thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALLING IN SICK
Employees who miss work on Fridays or Mondays are 60% less likely to actually be ill than those who miss work Tuesday through Thursday.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
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3830 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COMPLAINING OF BAD WEATHER?
There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
kaeley wiseman, grad student, winnipeg, manitoba, canada
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-26)
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4086 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CUTTING FAT AND CALORIES
When using shredded cheese in a recipe, you can usually substitute up to half with no fat cheese without hurting the flavor. The same is true for substituting no fat or 2% milk for whole milk.
S L Young, Project Manager, Indianapolis, IN, USA
(16) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-10)
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4342 Uncategorized thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATER SURVIVAL
A person has a 50% chance of surviving in 50 degree water for 50 minutes
Ben Cole, Suwanee, Georgia, United States
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-12-23)
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4854 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
UNTANGLING THINGS
When trying to untangle a mess (string, necklace, whatever), look for a loop that doesn't have anything passing through it. When you find one, pull both ends of the loop through whatever is around it, and look for another loop. Removal of all obvious loops will simplify the overall problem, and you may see an easy way to complete the process.
Maurice Boardman, Computer Techie, Gresham, OR, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
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247 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If birds sing after a rain, it won't rain for at least one hour.
Annie Hunger, grandmother
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503 Body Rules thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FITTING A SHOE
You should have a thumb's width of space between the longest toe and the tip of your shoe.
Charles J. Gudas, DPM, associate professor, department of surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
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759 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING DANGEROUS TOYS
If a toy is smaller than a child's fist, don't buy it; if it can fit in the mouth, it can also get caught in the throat.
Elaine Tyrrell, Children's and Recreational Products Program, Consumer Product Safety Commission
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1015 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING A HEAT GUN
If you place your palm in front of a heat gun and it feels like a hairdryer, it's about 200 degrees F. If it's so hot you have to yank your hand away, then it's about 300 degree F.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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1271 Finding Things thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A MISSING PERSON
When looking for missing persons, the elderly usually are found about a mile from the point where they were last seen, hikers within four miles, and suicides within one-quarter mile.
Marilyn Greene, finder of missing persons, Schenectady, New York
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1527 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING SIDEWALKS
To determine where the sidewalks for a new building on campus should be, construct the building without sidewalks and wait for one year. Then put the sidewalks on the paths the students have made.
Larry Morgan and Fred Fry, Kansas City, Missouri
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