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2150
Eggs
RAISING OSTRICHES
When raising ostriches, expect to hatch 60 percent of the eggs.
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2151
Education
ASKING STUDENTS QUESTIONS
A teacher should wait three seconds, no more and no less, before saying anything after a question.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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2152
Maple Syrup
TAPPING MAPLE TREES FOR SAP
To keep from girdling a maple tree when tapping it for sap, figure that an area the size of your hand dies around each tap and avoid that area in following years.
Debby Hart, carpenter, Ithaca, New York
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2153
Military
UNDERSTANDING THE MILITARY BUDGET
New military projects must be budgeted so that every Congressional district can get a significant piece of the action - about 2,000 jobs per district. In the 1990s, this set the base price at about $30 billion.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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2154
Sports
WATCHING WILD PITCHES
For someone scoring a baseball game from the press box: If a pitch is in the dirt, it'll be scored as a wild pitch.
Red Barber, commentator and sports announcer, National Public Radio
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2155
Theater
SPOTTING THE MURDERER
In a mystery play on your local stage, the murderer will be the best actor among the suspects. In a mystery TV show, the murderer will be the best-known actor.
Jennifer Evans, writer, Austin, Texas
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2156
Restaurants
SPOTTING A GOOD RESTAURANT
A restaurant is never better than its bread.
Agustin R. Anitart, Metairie, Louisiana
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2157
Running
PREPARING FOR A MARATHON
You need to run at least 40 miles a week for at least 6 weeks to prepare for a marathon.
L.M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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2158
Science
THE RULE OF COLD
Among related species of mammals, the larger species will occur closer to the poles, and the smaller species will occur closer to the equator.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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2159
Storage
DESIGNING A CLOSET
As family income rises, the ratio of women's shoes to men's shoes increases accordingly.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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2160
Texture
JOHN'S RULE OF FOREIGN TRAVEL
The softer the currency, the harder the toilet paper.
John Fountain, Riverside, Connecticut
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