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PROTECTING YOUR LUNGS
Every hour you spend in a smoky bar is equivalent to smoking one or two cigarettes.
Rick Rosner, bouncer and stripper, New York, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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CASTRATING CALVES
Castrate a calf when his testicles are the size of a squirrel's head.
Jim Crissman, veterinary pathologist, Midland, Michigan
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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PREDICTING RAIN
The number of stars visible inside the ring around the moon is the number of days before rain.
Glenn Saha, builder
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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PLANNING A HIKE
To estimate your hiking time, figure half an hour for each mile plus half an hour for each 1,000-foot increase in altitude.
Pierre Gremaud, Waitsfield, Vermont
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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633 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb
CHANGING YOUR OIL
If your car holds 5 quarts of engine oil or more, change the oil every 3,000 miles. For every half quart less than 5 that your engine holds, decrease your between-change mileage by 500. For example, a car that has an oil capacity of 3 and a half quarts should have its oil changed every 1,500 miles.
Will Parker, Georgian music authority
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Current Rating: 3.2 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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REMEMBERING NAMES
If a person whose name you should know but can't remember is approaching you, relax. When the person has come within three feet of you, you will remember the name.
Eleanor Benelisha, library and information services, Richmond, California
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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IDENTIFYING SEA MAMMALS
Fish have vertical tails. Mammals have horizontal tails.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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DESIGNING A HOME
Architects design homes to last about 50 years. Technological advances and social change make houses obsolete after that length of time.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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PROTECTING YOUR EYES
To protect your eyes from strain, make sure the screen is just beyond arm's length when you work on a computer.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 28 reviews
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EDITING A NEWSPAPER
Kill everything that you don't understand.
Joel Garreau, editor, The Washington Post
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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RAISING CHILDREN
An umbilical hernia that has not closed spontaneously by the time a child is 4 will require surgery.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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