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673
Color
BUYING MARKERS
Black is always the first color to wear out in a marker set. Green or red is next.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Business
THE 80/20/30 RULE
If you get rid of the 20 percent of your customers who cause 80 percent of your headaches, your profit will increase by 30 percent.
Alex Stewart, Atlanta, Georgia
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Joker
PLAYING THE MIDWAY
At an amusement park, ask the person at the game booth to demonstrate the game. If he refuses, it's because he can't win a prize. This means your chances of losing are too high.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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House and Home
MOVING TO A NEW HOUSE
Each time you move, things are lost, broken, or discarded. For the average family, six moves equal one house fire.
Carl Mitcham, philosophy teacher, Brooklyn, New York
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Health
DIAGNOSING AN ILLNESS
Bacterial infections are localized - the patient will complain of a sore throat, or a runny nose, or an upset stomach. Viral infections are more generalized - the patient will complain of a sore throat, and a runny nose, and an upset stomach.
Russell T. Johnson, Temple City, California
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Cattle
RUNNING A DAIRY
The average dairy farmer spends half his time milking or doing chores related to milking.
William Stillman, dairy farmer
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Precipitation
WATCHING LEAVES
When trees start showing the whitish undersides of their leaves, it's getting ready to rain.
A. Bardsley, Mt. Kisco, New York
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Hiking
TRAVELING ON FOOT
There is a simple test for checking your pace: If you can't keep it up, hour after hour, it is too fast.
Peggy Kerber, editor, Mountaineering
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Automobiles
CHOOSING A SAFE CAR
An automobile's size is more important than its weight in determining its safety.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Conversations
WATCHING YOUR STEP
The feller that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Kin Hubbard, ca. 1920, via Phil A. Schrodt, Brown County, Indiana
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683
Animals
DODGING A POLAR BEAR
If a polar bear charges you, dodge to the right. Eskimos say most polar bears are left-pawed.
L.M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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