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MARKETING TO THE ELDERLY
For marketing purposes, elderly consumers think they are 15 years younger than they actually are.
Tracy Lux Frances, Bradenton, Florida
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 94 reviews
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BUILDING A MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
People are willing to walk for seven minutes to get to a McDonald's. That's why you'll find McDonald's restaurants a 14 minute walk apart in downtown areas.
Terry Moloney, applied geographer, Tydac Technologies Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 80 reviews
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WINNING AT BLACKJACK
When you're playing blackjack, assume that any unseen card is an 8.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 104 reviews
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WORKING WITH RIVETS
You can figure that a properly riveted joint will have three-fourths of the strength of the pieces it joins together.
Mike Bauer, sheet metal worker
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 45 reviews
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GETTING RID OF BACK PAIN
If your back hurts more when you climb stairs, walk up a hill, or get out of a chair, you need to do extension exercises.
Peggy Bodine-Reese, physical therapist, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 56 reviews
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CONTROLLING YOUR CAT
If you don't want a cat to jump into your lap, don't make eye contact with it.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 96 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
When ants travel in a straight line, expect rain. When they scatter, expect fair weather.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 57 reviews
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ESTIMATING HOUSEHOLD SIZE
The number of people occupying a house in a preindustrial culture can be estimated at one person for every ten square meters of enclosed dwelling space.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 51 reviews
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CARING FOR YOUR CAR
To get the most out of your car, treat it like a favorite cat or dog.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent,, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 89 reviews
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STARTING A MOTORBOAT
Don't pull the choke in a motor boat if the motor was running within the past 20 minutes.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 62 reviews
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IDENTIFYING BIRDS
When the bird and the bird book disagree, believe the bird.
Jack Barclay, biologist, pilot, flight instructor, Santa Cruz, California
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 75 reviews
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DESIGNING A STREET
A city street is most visually appealing if its width is the height of the buildings along it.
David and Penny Russell, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 69 reviews
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BUYING ANTIQUES
If a one-drawer stand has more than two pieces of wood on the top, it's a new top.
Paul Polce, Ponzi's Antiques, Trumansburg, New York
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 51 reviews
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READING A GIFT BOOK
Don't read a gift book unless it's one you would have bought yourself. Consider giving it to a friend who's interested in the topic.
Marilyn vos Savant, highest IQ ever recorded, in Bottom Line Personal
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 77 reviews
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