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1915 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEEZING LIMES
An average lime contains about three tablespoons of lime juice (and no lemon juice).
Dave and Moddi McKeown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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1916 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A GOOD RESTAURANT
Steak restaurants serve good seafood, but seafood restaurants serve terrible steak.
Glenn Kornblum, St. Louis, Missouri
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1917 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ARRANGING SPEAKERS
The closer speakers are to eye level, the better the stereo separation.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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1918 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PACKING A PISTOL
The handle of your holstered revolver should hang midway between your wrist and your elbow with your arms at your side.
Alan Ladd, in the movie Shane,1953
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1919 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING SOME SLEEP
Each hour of sleep before midnight is equal to two hours of sleep after midnight.
Nick O'Conner, San Francisco, California
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1920 Lawyers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING JURY DUTY
To avoid being picked for jury duty, read a book. Many lawyers won't select jurors who are reading books because they might be too independent.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1921 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING SODA FROM A MACHINE IN THE OLD DAYS
If your money falls right through a soft-drink machine and lands in the coin return, forget about feeding it coins and try pulling a bottle out of the machine. The chances are about one in five that you will get a free soda. Someone else put money in the machine, and the relay didn't release the bottles until after they gave up and left.
Eric Kimple, motorcycle racer, Columbus, Ohio
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1922 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DEALING WITH LARGE SUMS OF MONEY
Large sums of money engender both stinginess and personal extravagance.
D. Branner, New York, New York
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1923 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET
The stock market moves in the same direction as the hemlines on women's skirts.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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1924 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING VEGETABLES
Cook vegetables the way they grow: Cook roots, covered, starting them in cold water. Cook greens uncovered in boiling water.
Kelly Yeaton, quoting "The Mystery Chef, a 1930s radio cooking guide
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1925 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
OVEREATING
The first time it occurs to you that you have eaten enough, you have.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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