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  • Are Eggs Good Or Bad For You?

    It’s hard to keep up with the message on eggs. Are they good for you or not? In the 1960s, people were told: “Go to work on an egg”. But in the 1970s the public was advised to avoid eggs because they were linked to high blood cholesterol. The negative press on eggs continued in…


  • Ask LH: How Can I Search Through PDF Comments?

    Ask LH: How Can I Search Through PDF Comments?

    Confession time. This week’s Ask Lifehacker is a bit of a head-scratcher, because the wide world of PDFs is confusing, at best, and typically more frustrating than anything else. There are a ton of different apps you can find that let you open, edit, and mess around with PDFs. Some of them are free and…


  • Ask LH: How Can I Fix My Bad Breath?

    Dear Lifehacker, I recently went on a week-log camping trip where I had mistakenly forgotten to pack my toothbrush and toothpaste. It has been a couple days since I returned to civilisation, but I can’t help noticing that despite the numerous amount of teeth brushing and mouth washing, the taste of bad breath is still…