techniques
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Why Your Pillow Is Yellow, and How to Clean It
There’s a reasonable explanation as to how the yellow stains got on your pillow, and it’s possible to remove them. Here’s what to know.
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How to Remove Stubborn Cherry Stains From Clothes and Couches
I can’t stand cherries. Not the way they taste — they’re fine — though never once have I thought, “Oh man, I can’t wait to dig into a bowl of cherries.” It’s their unparalleled ability among fruit to stain surfaces, clothes, faces, and fingers practically on sight that gets under my skin, literally. (Especially in…
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How to Get Rid of Grass Stains
Grass stains are both tough and annoyingly common. The stains come from a mix of chlorophyll, xanthophylls, and carotenoids that stick to our clothes and are hard to scrub out, but hope isn’t all lost — in this small instance, we can beat nature. Here’s how to get rid of stubborn grass stains for good.
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There’s An Easier Way To Cut Cauliflower
1If, like me, you’ve been cutting cauliflower from the florets down your whole life, you probably assumed that those annoying rubbly bits that get everywhere were just part of the deal. They’re not. Thankfully, you can easily banish them for good—just turn that crown upside-down.