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1388 Certain Places thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A LIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
New Jersey traffic lights have an amber signal lasting one second for every 10 mph of the posted speed limit.
Steven F. Scharff, cartoonist, Union, New Jersey
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1389 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AMPLIFYING SOUND
You need a 250-watt amplifier to produce sound twice as loud as that produced by a 25-watt amplifier.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1390 Death thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING TIME OF DEATH
To estimate the length of time a person has been dead, take a rectal temperature. If it is above room temperature, subtract from 98. The answer is the number of hours since death.
Thomas O. Marsh, writer and coroner's investigator, Fairfield, Ohio
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1391 Holidays thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A CHRISTMAS TREE
When you're choosing a Christmas tree, rotate the end of a branch between your forefinger and thumb. If the tree is fresh, you won't end up with a handful of needles.
David and Penny Russell, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1392 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING HORSES LOOK
You can get an idea of what horses are looking at by watching the position of their heads. Horses lower their heads to see objects in the distance. They raise their heads to see objects up close.
George Huebner, Houston Chronicle
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1393 Mail thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING JUNK MAIL
The more printing on the outside of an envelope, the less important the information inside.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1394 Management thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING SOMETHING DONE
If you want something done, give it to a busy person.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1395 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING RURAL LAND
Never offer more than two-thirds the asking price for rural land.
Ren Heim, landscaper, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1396 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HUNTING FOR MUSHROOMS
Mushroom hunting is best when Mayapples come up.
Ted, Rock Island, Iowa
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1397 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREPARING FOR BAD NEWS
Bad news is never as bad as it sounds at first.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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1398 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATERING YOUR GARDEN
Don't water your garden unless the soil is dry past the depth of your index finger.
Cally Arthur, managing editor, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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