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Some of the most common q's asked of the NYPL staff.  Includes:
* In THE PHYSICAL WORLD: Perpetual Calendar, Holidays in Europe and Asia,
   Troy vs. Avoirdupois Ounces, Training a Pet and Animal First Aid, Solar
   and Lunar Eclipse Dates, Chemistry Symbols, Figuring Out Wind Chill
   (according to the new method), History of the Internet, the Paradox of
   Schrodinger's Cat
* In THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE: Medical Symbols, Sign Language and Braille,
   Semaphore and Morse Code, Commonly Misspelled Words, How to Use Quotation
   Marks in Dialogue, How to Address an Attorney General or an Associate
   Justice of the Supreme Court
* In DAILY LIFE: Seating at a Rehearsal Dinner, Poisoning Hotlines, RDAs, Ten
   Leading Causes of Death, Immunization and Flu Shots, Stain Removal, How to
   Store Coffee, Standard Building Material Sizes, Definition of an Annuity,
   The Statute of Limitations, Copyright Law, Blank Legal Forms
* In RECREATION: World Cup, Kentucky Derby, and Super Bowl Winners, Brief
   Sports Biographies, the Most Landed-On Spaces in Monopoly, the Rules of
   Pinochle, the Layout and Measurements of a Basketball Court
* In THE POLITICAL WORLD: Flag Care and Display, Immigration Figures, Seven
   Wonders of the Ancient World, The Peerage of Great Britain, UN
   Organizational Chart, Population of Major World Cities