tools
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8 Surprising Household Uses for Razor Blades
Razor blades seem like a pretty straightforward tool on the surface: You can use them to remove hair from your body or slice open a package or box, and that’s about it, right? Wrong. From removing burnt food from your stovetop to battling stubborn stickers, you can do a lot more with razorblades around your…
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10 Things You Actually Can’t Clean With All-Purpose Cleaner
The name all-purpose cleaner is enticing, especially if you’re in a rush or don’t have a lot to spend on cleaning products (and aren’t in the mood to DIY some). Unfortunately, it’s also misleading: Not everything can be cleaned with all-purpose cleaner, so you have to be careful not to put it on surfaces that…
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24 Ways You Can Use Magic Erasers (But Aren’t)
For scrubbing walls, there’s nothing better than a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which is actually just a melamine sponge, brand names be damned). But these bad boys can do a whole lot more than de-scuff your walls — when Mr. Clean says “magic,” he means it.
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8 Surprising Household Uses for Chalk
You probably don’t give chalk a whole lot of thought on regular basis — but maybe you should. Chalk isn’t just for old-school classrooms or for kids who want to (temporarily) beautify their driveways and footpaths: No, the porous sedimentary rock actually has a considerable amount of practical uses around the house. We’ve told you…