The following article is from Uncle John’s Factastic Bathroom Reader.
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Whether you call them "everyday shortcuts" or "life hacks," these simple household tips are bound to make you ask "why didn’t I think of that?" (And they’re very entertaining.)
Place a coin inside the bottom hem of a tie to keep it from flying around and smacking you in the face on a windy day.
• Throw wrinkled shirts in the dryer with a few ice cubes for 10 minutes on high to steam away the wrinkles.
• To help remove deodorant stains on your shirt, rub a dryer sheet on the stain before washing it.
• To keep canvas shoes dry in the rain, rub beeswax over them and blow dry until the wax melts. That will create a waterproof seal.
• Cheetos are delicious, but the sticky orange fingers you get after handling them are a pain. Use chopsticks instead to keep your fingers clean.
• Keep pizza hot on the ride home by putting the pizza box on your car seat and turning on the seat warmer.
• Do you bang your fingers with a hammer every time you nail something into a wall? Use a fine-tooth comb to keep the nail in place and keep your fingers safe.
• Scratches in wood can be fixed by rubbing a de-shelled walnut over the area.
• Putting a dry tea bag in your shoes overnight will absorb funky odors. (But remember to throw away the bags when you’re done.)
• For an effective way to clean a dirty toilet, drop in a couple of denture tablets. After 20 minutes, scrub the toilet bowl and flush.
• Spraying nonstick cooking spray on shovels will keep them ice-free while you’re shoveling snow.
• Price tag stickers are usually a nightmare to remove. Once you’ve picked away most of the tag, slather peanut butter over the site and wipe with a cloth to remove any remaining glue residue.
• Running a slightly damp rubber glove over furniture will pick up pet hair quickly and easily.
• After sweeping up the remnants of a broken glass, press a slice of bread over the area. Any remaining glass bits will stick to the bread.
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The article above is reprinted with permission from Uncle John’s Factastic Bathroom Reader. The 28th volume of the series is chock-full of fascinating stories and facts, and comes in both the Kindle version and paper with a classy cloth cover.
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NOTE: by 'tar', I mean black tarry stuff used to repair minor roof leaks
Someone who's going to go pick up their pizza to save a few bucks isn't likely to have a seat warmer in their car. I say this as someone who goes to pick up their pizza to save a few bucks.