household
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Can You Keep Cockroaches Away With Peppermint Oil?
There are all kinds of home remedies for keeping your house pest-free, and essential oils are a big player. If you want to repel some roaches, a little peppermint oil is believed to be surprisingly effective.
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7 Vegetables Pretty Much Anyone Can Grow
You don’t need a green thumb to grow fresh vegetables right in your backyard or balcony. Whether you’re a gardening novice or just want to start a vegetable garden with the least amount of time and effort, here are the top (almost) foolproof vegetables to grow.
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Ask Lifehacker: Can You Store Open Tins in the Fridge?
Storing food in the fridge in an opened tin is a bad idea, but it’s not because of botulism (at least, not directly).
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Put Eggs in a Bowl of Water to See If They have Gone Bad
Eggs are one of those versatile foods that are great to keep in the fridge for last-minute meals, but part of being a refrigerator staple is that sometimes we can forget about that carton we bought a few weeks ago. No one like a rotten egg, so how can you tell if it’s still OK…