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1489 Mail thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ATTRACTING JUNK MAIL
For every magazine or newspaper you subscribe to, you will receive at least five pieces of junk mail per month.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1490 Management thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A CORPORATION
A corporation should limit its executive staff to 100 people or less, even though it may have thousands of employees.
Raymond Davies, marketing director
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1491 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING CONDOMINIUMS
Two out of three people who buy lower priced condominiums really wanted to buy a house instead.
Vince Mooney, real estate broker, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1492 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING PIE CRUST
For perfect pie crust, when you're rolling out pie dough and you think it's ready, roll it out one more time.
Jane Adams Stillinger, archaeologist and writer, Watsonville, California
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1493 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING THE PROPER CRUTCH
To estimate the proper height of a crutch, the person using it should be able to fit three fingers between the top of the crutch and their armpit.
Sue Baudendistle, administrative supervisor, Cornell University
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1494 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING SEEDS
Never plant a seed deeper than twice its width.
Jim Allen, Creekside Nursery, Santa Rosa, California
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1495 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Clocks and watches tick louder before mild weather.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1496 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RIDING THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY
To determine where subway doors will open, look at the yellow stripe painted along the edge of the platform. The doors are most likely to open adjacent to the areas where the paint is most worn.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1497 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TRACING A RATTLE
A rattle from the underside of your car usually can be traced to the exhaust system.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1498 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb
MARRYING A DOCTOR
If a doctor sets up practice in a town with one-fifth or less the population of the town his or her spouse was raised in, they will divorce or move to a larger town within five years.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1499 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CARING FOR DOGS
The smaller a doghouse is in the winter, the better - as long as the dog can stand up and turn around in it.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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