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101 New Uses for Everyday Things
11 New Uses for Salt
10. Keep shells from cracking when boiling eggs.
10 New Uses for Velcro
6. Keep track of the remote.
10 New Uses for Ziploc Bags
3. Remove chewing gum or candle wax from a tablecloth, a couch, or carpeting.
5. Store homemade soup.
10 New Uses for Vinegar
3. Treat oily hair.
9. Remove stubborn price tags or stickers.
10. Kill weeds between cracks in paving stones and sidewalks.
10 New Uses for Baking Soda
1. Exfoliate skin.
2. Erase crayon, pencil, ink, and furniture scuffs from painted surfaces.
3. Unclog a drain.
10 New Uses for Dryer Sheets
1. Freshen smelly shoes.
5. Loosen caked-on food from a pan.
7. Prevent old books from smelling musty when in storage.
10 New Uses for Olive Oil
1. Shave.
5. Care for your pet.
10 New Uses for Coffee Filters
1. Diffuse the flash on a camera.
10 New Uses for Newspaper
8. Create a home for slushy snow boots.
10 New Uses for Lemon
1. Sanitize a chopping block.
4. Fade tea stains on cloth.
6. Relieve a sore throat.