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1255
Temperature
ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE
When spit freezes before it hits the ground, it's at least 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
Jeanie MacDonough, social scientist
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1256
Survival
UNTANGLING YOURSELF
If you are lost in the woods, always travel downstream. If you are lost in the astral plane, always travel toward the light.
Pat Morningstar, anthropologist, Tallahassee, Florida
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1257
Driving
GETTING THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH
The quickest lane is to the right because most cars come from the fast lane on the left.
Pete Romano Jr., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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1258
Romance
RULES OF ROMANCE
The age of the customers at a singles bar is directly proportional to the age of the bar.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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1259
Insects
CHECKING A BEEHIVE
One thousand to 1,500 bees die per day under normal summer conditions. All or most are removed from the vicinity of the hive. An accumulation of 3 or 4 dead bees per day in front of the hive entrance is cause for suspicion.
Cornell University
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1260
Building
BUILDING A HOUSE
An odd-angled wall will cost twice as much as a wall built with 90-degree corners.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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1261
Computers
DESIGNING A COMPUTER SYSTEM
Making a design change when a computer system is nearly complete will cost about ten times as much as making the change before the work has started.
Clifton Royston, programmer/analyst, Nukualofa, Tonga
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1262
Writing
DECIPHERING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
The first author of a scientific paper is the scientist who performed most of the experiments. The last author is the director of the lab in which the work was done.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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1263
Joker
LOOKING AT EYELASHES
The youngest child has the longest eyelashes.
Sarah Bynum, Brookline, Massachusetts
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1264
Jobs
GETTING A JOB
You have 30 seconds to capture the attention of the person reading your resume.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1265
Language
SPELLING
If an English word is derived from Latin, it ends with "or," as in actor, donor, and doctor. If it is original to English, the proper ending is "er."
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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