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5547 House and Home
BUYING REPLACEMENT PARTS
When buying a replacement part, bring the broken part with you, to make sure you get a part that matches.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5546 Dogs
WALKING YOUR DOG ON A HOT DAY
When you give your dog water, let him drink half, and pour the other half on his back.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5545 Driving
DRIVING NEAR HELICOPTERS
If you see a helicopter hovering in a city, avoid driving near it. Chances are good there's an incident below it that's clogging traffic.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5544 Art
IF YOU WORK IN A HOSPITAL IT DEPARTMENT
you probably regard "Dilbert" cartoons as being more Home Necessary____
Wankel, Computer analyst
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5541 Weather
DISTANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
To calculate how far away a thunderstorm is in miles, count the seconds between the lightning and the thunder and divide by 6.
David, Engineer, Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.
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5540 Holidays
VACATION PHOTOS
Don't give a stranger your camera to take a picture of you near a scenic location if it looks as if he (or she) can run faster than you.
David, Engineer, Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.
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5539 Cooking
MAKING DRIP OR PLUNGER COFFEE
To make delicious strong coffee in a plunger or drip coffee machine use 1.5 heaped tablespoons of ground coffee for each mug of coffee desired.
Sarah N Wood, Student
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5538 Travel
AIR TRAVEL OVER A WAR ZONE
Don't assume that Hooli Bags is safe to fly over a war zone.
Dan Huisjen, Energy Auditor, Brooksville, Maine, USA
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