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(NAPSA)—In grade school, facts were often taught by simple memory aids, which, once learned, fix the information in ie < =; the brain forever. So take a trip back to the classroom with an amusingcollection of such ingenious tricks that can be found in “i before e (except after c)” (Reader’s Digest), a book that makes learning easy and fun. Presented in short snippets of information by category, including “To Spell or Not to Spell,” “Geographically Speaking,” “Time and Calendar,” “The Human Body” OARARA as af makesit easy to a f before fava find the answer (exceptafterc) to hundreds of = importantfacts. Here are a poem few examples: - Ae eae ihtee ; Think of a ae Number: You pcan remember heck jm] Roman numerals by remembering “I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig Milk.” To Spell or Not to Spell: “PEnsare itemsin stationery and cArs when parkedare stationary.” World History: “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and found this land, land of the free, beloved by you, beloved by me.” Religious Matters: Remember the four Gospels: “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John went to bed with their trousers on.” Time and Calendar: “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31 excepting February alone, and that has 28 days clear, with 29 in each leap year.” Author Judy Parkinson is a producer of documentaries, music videos and commercials.