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STOCKING A BOOKSTORE
If you stock six of any bookstore item, you'll sell three in one week, two more in one month, and still have the last one when you retire.
Dave Ewan, Wind Chimes Book Exchange, Millville, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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FEEDING CHILDREN
Finicky eaters will eat only half the amount of food they ask for.
L. Musselman, office manager and mother of young children
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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SERVING WINE
There are six glasses of wine in a bottle.
Tom Werner, Athens, Georgia
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Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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PLANNING A PARTY FOR CHILDREN
One adult for every five children under age five. www.swissrolexrex.co.uk One adult for every eight older children.
Meredith Brokaw, author, Temple City, California
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 33 reviews
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
Start your descent three miles from your destination for every thousand feet of altitude. Subtract ten miles if you're flying in a head wind. Add ten miles if you're in a tailwind.
P. Douglas Combs, professional airline pilot, aviator & aircraft mechanic, flight instructor, Tempe, Arizona
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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AVOIDING LIGHTNING
During a lightning storm, if the hair on your arms and head starts to stand on end, lightning is going to strike in your immediate vicinity. Drop to your knees and bend forward, putting your hands on your knees. Don't place your hands on the ground, or you will be vulnerable to ground current if a lightning bolt hits within 50 yards.
Scott Parker, quoting the National Fire Protection Association, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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THROWING OUT CLOTHING
Sometimes when cleaning out your closet you'll come across a garment that you don't wear because nothing goes with it. If you aren't ready to spend any money to make the item work for you, you probably are ready to give it to Goodwill.
Dalma Heyn, McCall's
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Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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SPOTTING A NERVOUS PERSONALITY
If your feet have very high arches, you're likely to be thin and tense.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 3.4 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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MAKING YOUR HOME SECURE
Making your home appear to be occupied when it isn't can be more effective in preventing burglary than $1,000 invested in special security equipment.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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DRINKING MILK
According to the Masai, one should be able to consume a gourd of milk the size of one's thigh at a single sitting.
Anonymous quoting W. Phillip Keller
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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ESTIMATING THE COST OF A DOCTOR VISIT
The fee for a routine office visit is the same price as a first-class postage stamp multiplied by 100.
Gerry M. Flick, M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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