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1062 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STORING SEEDS AT LOW TEMPERATURE
If you are keeping seeds in cold storage, each 10 degrees Fahrenheit you lower their temperature will double their Rolex Deepsea réplique 44mm.
J. L. Hudson, seedsman, Redwood City, California
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1063 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE VARIATION
The greater the distance from a large body of water, the greater the difference between high and low temperatures on a daily and an annual basis.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1064 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING YOUR WAY
If you're ever lost in the woods, pull out a deck of cards and play solitaire. Before long, someone will come along and tell you to put the red jack on the black queen.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1065 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING A SPEEDING TICKET
To avoid a speeding ticket, drive at the speed everyone else is driving. When in doubt, drive 62.5 mph, which is the de facto national speed limit.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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1066 Romance thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RULES OF ROMANCE
If a woman answering your personal ad does not give you her phone number, you'll never meet her.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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1067 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A MOUSE
If you think you saw a mouse, you did.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1068 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING AT HOUSES
In house building, the lighter the framing, the more recent the construction.
Greg Koos, McLean Co. Historical Society, Bloomington, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1069 Computers thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A NEW COMPUTER
If you are unsure of yourself when buying a new computer, ask the same questions you would ask a new car salesperson.
Paul Hoffman, writer, Berkeley, California
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Current Rating: 3.4 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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1070 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STACKING MAGAZINES
To prevent a stack of magazines from falling over, change the direction of the binding every sixth issue.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1071 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEASURING CHILDREN
The height of a child on its second birthday will be about half its adult height, though girls will be a little shorter when grown.
J. Eichelberger, Alameda, California
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Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1072 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GRINDING COFFEE BEANS
Grind coffee beans three seconds for each coffee measure of beans.
Warren Harris, Sacramento, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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