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1055 Equivalents thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STORING CORN
Two bushels of ear corn equal one bushel of shell corn.
Martin Stilwell, farmer
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1311 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING A COLLEGE DEGREE
To survive college, do all the homework on the day it is assigned, especially term papers.
Dave Chapman, computer consultant, Forestville, California
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1567 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING FOG
A heavy fog will rise from a body of inland water when the temperature difference between the water and the air is about 40 degrees F.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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1823 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb
REMEMBERING YOUR DREAMS
Before going to sleep, drink half a glass of water and leave the other half by your bed. When you wake up, drink the other half. Then you'll remember your dreams.
Valerie D'Acquisto, secretary, Brooklyn, New York
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TEACHING
To teach effectively, a teacher should limit a class to 25 students. A class of 25 to 32 students should have a teacher's aide. A group with more than 32 students should be split into two classes.
Leslie Warren, music teacher, Kittery Point, Maine
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2335 Wind thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAYING DRY
Most of the time, it's too windy to use an umbrella for more than five city blocks. Wear a hat to keep the rain off your head.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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2591 Tools thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TESTING AN EDGE
You can test the edge of a blade by shaving the hairs on your forearm. A knife is as sharp as it can possibly be if the hairs seem to actually pop at the touch of the blade.
D. Petzel, editor, Mechanix Illustrated magazine
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2847 Grooming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
White makes you look larger. Black makes you look thinner. Orange makes you look … orange.
Boden Day, Former Army Journalist, Newark, DE, USA
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3871 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STARING AND OR TEETH BARING ( SMILING )
Staring and, or teeth baring (smiling) can be considered by animals, (humans too) to be an act of aggression. To see for yourself, if you have a pet dog or cat, try staring at them, see how they react. (or stare at a co-worker)...really weirds'em out...Do not try this with large livestock or wildlife unless you are a real fast runner or a good climber!
mary ann moorhouse, ranch manager, glencoe, nm, United States
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4127 Design thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MARKETABLE INVENTION
An invention is marketable if it relieves a problem that tempts the typical person to utter an expletive.
Kerry Soileau, Rocket scientist, Houston, TX, USA
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4639 Electricity thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EASY TEST FOR A 9 VOLT BATTERY
You can find out how depleted a 9-volt battery is by touching the positive and negative terminals to your tongue at the same time. A new battery will give you a strong tingle (shock), a used battery will have less of a tingle and a dead battery doesn't give any.
TS, Oregon, USA
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