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1062
Gardening
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
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J. L. Hudson, seedsman, Redwood City, California
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1063
Temperature
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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1064
Joker
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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1065
Driving
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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1066
Romance
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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1067
Joker
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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1068
Building
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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1069
Computers
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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1070
Magazines
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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1071
Children
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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1072
Habits
GRINDING COFFEE BEANS
Grind coffee beans three seconds for each coffee measure of beans.
Warren Harris, Sacramento, California
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