clever uses
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Add Used Tea Bags To The Bottom Of Pots To Feed Plants
After brewing some tea, save the tea bags for your next plant potting or re-potting to give your plants a nutritional boost.
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Keep A Dedicated ‘Guest Computer’ For Your Houseguests
After upgrading my laptop, I spent months feeling bad that I hadn’t yet sold the old one. It sat around for months, until one day when a friend was over to work on a writing project. He hadn’t brought his computer, so I fired up the spare laptop, whisking away my guilt. That spare computer…
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Give Sliced Fruit A Quick Honey Water Bath To Keep Browning At Bay
Many people use a little lemon or citrus to keep sliced fruit like apples or pears from turning brown, but it turns out a mixture of honey and water is much better and keeps your fruit fresher longer. This video from our friends at America’s Test Kitchen explains why, and notes that this trick works…
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Hang Paintings Perfectly With A Fork
Hanging items on a nail isn’t hard, but it’s always tough to hang something you can’t see. You need the string to thread the nail, but not the wooden frame itself. You could photocopy a template, but your poster or painting might be too big. A simple fork can make the job easier.