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3653 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOCATION
Plant deciduous trees on the south side of the house so that they shade in the summer and allow the warming sun through in the winter.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3656 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
A MARITIME RULE
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.. Red sky at night, sailors delight
Elaine Gibbons, Communications Manager, SAN JOSE, CA, USA
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-06)
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3658 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION
If you are flying over a rural area and need to know the wind direction at ground level, simply see which direction a majority of cows are facing. Cows normally stand so their back end is up-wind, and their heads face downwind.
Elaine Gibbons, Communications Manager, SAN JOSE, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3659 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOW MUCH RAIN EQUALS HOW MUCH SNOW
Although it varies by the wetness of snow, you can estimate how much snow you might have had if temperatures were lower. 1" of rain is about equal to 10" of snow!
John, photographer, Toledo, Ohio
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3660 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CLARITY
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
Ron, writer, NY, NY, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-06)
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3662 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DIVISIBILITY TEST FOR 4
A whole number is evenly divisibly by 4 if the last two digits of the number represent a number divisible by 4. Example: 373,895,648 -> The last two digits, 48, when divided by 4 = 12. Thus 373,895,648 is divisible by 4.
Catherine O'Doul, Retired, USA
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3663 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING A SEED
When planting seed, don't cover it deeper than three times its diameter.
Anonymous, USA
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3664 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING A SPRING BULB
Plant spring flowering bulbs so the top of the bulb is at a depth three times the bulb's diameter.
Anonymous, USA
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3665 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BARBEQUING FATTY FOODS
For fatty foods, leave 40 percent of the grill exposed to avoid flareups.
Gerri Willis, USA
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Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3666 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF WINTER
It will be a bad winter if squirrels build their nests low in the trees.
Rodney Schabacker, Student, Winthrop, Iowa, USA
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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TALKING TO A MACHINE
Three out of five people hang up on answering machines.
Betty Merritt, Florist, R.R. Springville, Iowa, USA
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Current Rating: 8.0 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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