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UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION
Individuals in evolving lineages tend to become larger as time goes on.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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CHANGING YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE
It is easier to shift your regular bedtime to a later hour than an earlier hour. It's hard to go to sleep 30 to 60 minutes earlier per night, while you can easily stay up 60 to 90 minutes later.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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GETTING AWAY WITH A LIE
If you're trying to decide whether to tell the truth so you won't get punished or pull a Reagan and say you can't remember, root for the Gipper. If you tell the truth, they'll punish you anyway.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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BUYING AN ORIENTAL CARPET
Most carpet sellers price a carpet at twice what they expect to get for it after the bargaining process.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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FOLLOWING INTEREST RATES
On a 15-year adjustable-rate mortgage, every percentage-point rise in interest will boost your monthly payment by about 5 percent.
William C. Banks, writer, Money
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INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET
Never buy more of a stock when its price goes down. You only compound your losses.
Brendan Boyd, columnist
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CHOOSING A STICK FOR HUNTING MUSHROOMS
Resting on the top of your boot, a morel hunting stick should extend to your chest.
Malfred Ferndock, authority on Morels, Dennison, Minnesota
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LOSING WEIGHT WHILE GAINING AGE
You should lose 1 pound of body weight every 3 years after age 30 to offset the increase in body fat that accompanies aging.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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GROWING A TOWEL
A 20-by-30-foot patch of ground, sown with two pounds of flax seed, should provide enough fiber to weave a small tablecloth or towel.
Jean Heavrin, weaver
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WATCHING BIRDS
If you see birds rotating way up - turning small, tight circles and not clapping their wings - you're going to get a blow.
Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, quoting Raymond Duarte, Provincetown, Massachusets
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LOWERING YOUR TRAVEL RISKS
Pick a hotel room between the third and sixth floors. Three floors puts you above street attacks and random shootings, while six floors will keep you in range of a cherry picker or fireman's ladder if the place goes up in flames.
Stephen Kindel, quoting Eugene Mastrangelo and Jerry Hoffman, security analysts, in Savvy
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