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2536 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOLING WITH TREES
One large tree has the cooling power of 5 average air conditioners running 20 hours a day.
Debra Prybyla, writer, The New York State Conservationist
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2403 Stock thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING AND SELLING STOCK
You're trading too much if you turn over an average of more than one-third of your portfolio each year.
Gerald W. Perritt, editor, Investment Horizons
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2406 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING CORN IN INDIANA
Getting your corn in late is costly. You lose a bushel an acre a day for every day you wait after May 10.
Steve Bruns, farmer
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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256 Wine thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING CHAMPAGNE
It takes 3.25 tons of grapes to make 1 case of champagne.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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512 Hiking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A PLACE TO PITCH YOUR TENT
Farmers are three times more likely than rural nonfarmers and 10 times more likely than suburban people to let you pitch your tent on their land. And you should know better than to ask city people.
Geanne Toma, massage therapist, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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768 Fuel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BURNING SOLID FUELS
When you are burning solid fuels, a 40 degree Fahrenheit rise in stack temperature indicates a 1 percent reduction in combustion efficiency.
Scott Adams, central heating plant operator, Cornell University
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1024 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb
SMOKING CIGARETTES
You need three books of matches for every two packs of cigarettes you smoke.
Bob Horton, statistics consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1280 Survival thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALLING FOR HELP
If you are assaulted, scream Fire! People are more likely to come to your aid than if you shout Help!
Boardroom Reports
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1536 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GRAZING A HORSE
Provide at least one acre of good pasture per horse.
Clarence Morgan, The Morgan Palomino Ranch
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1792 Logging thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CUTTING FIREWOOD
It takes 24 man-hours for a nonprofessional logger to bring a cord of wood from the stump to the stove.
Michael Blyskal, state real estate appraiser in The New York State Conservationist, Albany, New York
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2304 Wastes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE VOLUME OF GARBAGE
On average, each person throws away one automobile tire a year.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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