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What are some pranks to play on sleeping people?

Depending on the prankster's levels of viciousness and the sleeper's ability to take a joke, one of the most vicious tricks is to randomly shave various parts of the victim. A missing eyebrow or chunk of hair is hilarious to bystanders, but maybe not so much to the sleeper.\nAnother popular trick is to pose the sleeper in a variety of unflattering angles and take a number of selfie photos. Posting the selfies to social media increases the cruelty of the trick exponentially.\nIf the victim is a very sound sleeper, transport him and his bed out into a public area and prepare to take vi..

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What are some of the biggest November craft shows in the United States?

Other show locations include Gainesville, Florida, where there is the Downtown Festival and Art Show, or in Indiana with the Indianapolis Winterfair during November that attracts artists from all over the country to sell their pieces. In other major cities, craft shows in November include the Best of the Northwest in Seattle, Washington, or in New York, there is a popular Holiday Crafts Park Avenue show as well. Sarasota, Florida is the location of the CraftArt Festival which brings together both national craft artists and emerging artists.\nAdditionally, there are several craft fairs during t..

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What is an SLR camera?

The Advantages of Using an SLR CameraSLR cameras, especially digital models, have a number of advantages over standard cameras, the most notable of which is the sheer versatility of the device. An SLR camera can be used to capture anything from high-detail shots of flowers or people, to wide-angle landscapes or environmental shots, which means they are a popular choice with both amateur and professional photographers.A choice of lenses adds another dimension to an SLR camera, which allows a photographer to enhance their style or subject through differing contrast, color and angles. This means ..

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How do you make a sashay scarf?

Skip several loops at the beginning of the yarn, and knot the yarn together to secure the scarf after it is complete. To knot the beginning and end of the scarf together, split the yarn up the center, and tie the two ends together.\nTo crochet a sashay scarf, lay the sashay yarn on a flat surface, and locate the top of the material. Working along the top, fold the end of the yarn over to hide the raw edge, and place nine loops from the second row of loops over the crochet hook.\nSkip one loop, insert the hook in the next loop, and pull the last loop through the first nine loops. Continue using..

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What are the prices of rare license plates?

One of the rarest license plates in the United States is the 1921 Alaska plate. Only a handful of them are known to be around, so if someone has this type of license plates, it can be worth upwards of $60,000, depending on its condition and other factors. Vintage plates such as the 1921 Alaska plate aren’t even street legal, so they don’t appear on classic cars. Instead, collectors keep them in their own collection or displays. Many rare plates like this one are worth even more than a brand new car.\nThere are also two rare Mississippi license plates that are worth a lot of money, includin..

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How do you do all-grain brewing?

Mash the grainsStart by cleaning and assembling the lauter tun. Add 1 quart of water for every pound of grain. Allow the temperature of the water to reach 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the lid, and mash the grains for 1 hour.Check the conversion level To check the level of conversion of starch to sugar, pour a small amount of wort in a bowl. Add a drop of iodine tincture to it. If the tincture remains red, the conversion is complete. Continue mashing if the iodine turns black.Sparge the grainsBatch sparge the mixture by draining the tun quickly, then adding more water to the mix and draining a..

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What is the strongest Yu-Gi-Oh card?

Five "Yu-Gi-Oh!" cards have 5,000 original attack points printed on the cards, as of September 2014. "Five-Headed Dragon" requires five dragon-type monsters and "Polymerization" to be specially summoned. "Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer" has 5,000 original attack points after three level 10 monsters "xyz summon" the card, and this monster destroys all of the opponent's spell and trap cards.\nAttack points of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" monster cards can be increased by card effects, spell cards and trap cards. "Strongest" does not mean "invincible," because every "Yu-Gi-Oh!" card has some type o..

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How long has the PlayStation 3 been on sale in the United States of America?

Engadget reports that the PlayStation 3 was released in Japan on November 11, a week prior to its worldwide release. The console was released in the United States and in Europe on the same day. When it was launched in 2006, the PlayStation 3 had the highest price tag of any gaming console, including rival Microsoft's Xbox 360.

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How do you install mods for Grand Theft Auto IV?

Modded data files are responsible for making the changes to the game and contain a huge amount of changes and customized content created by users to expand the base game itself. These may range from changing vehicle colors to improving textures.Mods are generally broken down into texture or data categories and need to first be downloaded.Once downloaded, data files need to be extracted into the common data folder in the game directory.Texture mods are a little more complicated and generally require the use of additional software that allows the user to open and edit the GTA IV archives. Begin ..

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What is polyester viscose?

Viscose rayon is similar to other natural fibers, such as linen or cotton, even though it is man-made. Viscose is made from a cellulose xanthate solution made from wood pulp. The process for creating it was discovered in the early 1890s and was first manufactured in the United States for commercial use in 1910.

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