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2285 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAINTAINING YOUR WEIGHT
You can estimate the approximate number of calories it takes to maintain your weight by multiplying your current weight by 15. To lose or gain weight, alter your calorie intake by 20 percent in the desired direction.
F. Jill Charboneau, publisher, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2286 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING A POND
In most of the eastern United States, you'll need a five-acre watershed to supply a one-acre pond fed entirely by run-off water.
G. Hickey, heavy equipment operator
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2287 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If birds and bats are flying close to the ground, a storm is approaching.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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2288 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING A SUBWAY TRIP
You can plan how long most subway trips will take by multiplying the total number of stops by two minutes and adding five minutes for every time you change trains.
Adam Meyers, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2289 Hitchhiking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE ORIGINAL HITCHHIKING RULE
When you're hitchhiking, look like who you want to pick you up.
Stewart Brand, publisher, The CoEvolution Quarterly
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2290 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEETING WOMEN
Under ideal circumstances, a man will seek a woman half his age plus seven years.
Elaine Renner, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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2291 Fish thumb thumb thumb thumb
CATCHING FISH
A wind from the south blows a hook in the mouth.
Chet Meyers and Al Lindner, fishing experts
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2292 Crafts thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KNITTING
Allow one inch of yarn for every stitch you want to cast on your needle.
M. N., Enterprise, Oregon
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2293 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
While money doesn't guarantee a victory, the lack of money guarantees a loss.
Neil Wallace, unsuccessful congressional campaigner
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2294 Eggs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING EGGS
If the difference in price between medium and large eggs is less than fifteen cents per dozen, the large eggs are a better deal.
Janet Salmons, home economist
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2295 Handwriting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING AT HANDWRITING
Handwriting that contains a haphazard mix of capital and lower-case letters was most likely written by a man.
Sarah Padula, teacher and pilot, Freeville, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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