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What do you mean I’ve been making my sandwiches wrong this whole time? And can you really make cutting cake a whole lot easier with just some dental floss? Yes, and yes again! As a matter of fact, there’s a whole lot more useful life hacks where those two came from.

And before you think to yourself “Hey, I’ve made it this far without needing any of these life hacks, surely I don’t need them that badly?”, then I implore you to keep reading, because you’re probably wrong.

Hang Spray Bottles On A Clothing Rod

Spray bottles can be hard to organize. Their design means that they flop around everywhere. But if you install a clothing rod in the right place, then they’ll all stay organized. It also frees up more cupboard space!

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When Microwaving Leftovers, Put A Hole In The Middle

Microwaves don’t heat up food evenly. The center of anything takes longer to heat up. This can mean that the edges of your food get burnt. But if you arrange your food so that there is no center, then it will all get cooked evenly. It’s so obvious when you think about it!

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Find The Online Version Of A Product’s Manual And Save It

Basically every company has the manual for their product in PDF format. When you buy a new piece of tech, you should look up the manual online. You’ll be able to save it to your Google Drive. That means that you’ll always have the manual in your pocket.

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Cut Cakes And Dough With Floss

If you use floss to cut through a cake, then there’s no chance that the knife will mess up the frosting!

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Wikipedia Source: Wikipedia

Fill A Bucket With An Expertly Angled Dustpan

Many buckets can’t fit so easily into a sink. Instead of getting a cup and filling the bucket slowly, you can just angle a dustpan so that the water slides into the bucket.

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Roll Clothes When Packing To Save Space

Rolling clothes keeps your clothing organized and lets you fit in more stuff.

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Cut Crusty Bread Loafs Upside Down

Crusty bread can be annoying to cut. But the underside is usually much softer. Just turn it upside down before slicing. You’ll think that it’s the best thing since sliced bread!

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Open Key Rings Without Messing Up Your Fingers

Staple removers mean that you can pry that key ring apart with ease.

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Wikipedia Source: Wikipedia

Drill Holes In A Trash Can To Prevent Suction Problems

When you take out a full trash bag, the airtight seal that the bag makes can mean that pulling it out can be almost impossible. But if you make a few holes in the base, the bag will come out smoothly.

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Eat Cheese Balls With Chopsticks To Avoid Finger Dust

It may look a little odd to onlookers, but if you hate that cheese dust that builds up on your hands, then chopsticks really help with eating cheese balls!

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Cut Open A Bottle Top To Create A Plastic Bag Seal

If you want to create a really airtight seal for your bagged food, then cut the top of a botttle open. Then pull the bag through the top of the bottle and screw on the lid!

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Forgot Your Speakers? Put Your Phone In A Paper/Plastic Cup

It may not sound like a high end sound system, but putting a phone playing music into an empty paper or plastic cup can enhance the sound incredibly!

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Soda Cans Come With A Straw Holder

Ever wondered what that hole in the opening bit of the can is for? It’s to hold a straw without the straw tipping out of the can!

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On A Hot Day, Cover Glasses With Cupcake Wrappers

Flies, wasps and other bugs won’t be able to invade the drinks when you cover it with a wrapper!

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Dispense Tic Tacs With Ease

Did you know that the tic tac bottle has a special holder inside to bring an individual tic tac out? Just hold the bottle upside down and open the bottle slowly, pulling the bottle bit sideways so lots of tic tacs don’t fall out.

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Foodbeast/YouTube Source: Foodbeast/YouTube

Cut Meat To Fit The Sandwich Properly


All you need to do to ensure that your sandwich has meat all over is slice two pieces of meat in half. Then line the straight edges along the bread. Amazing!

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Only Drink Iced Coffee With Coffee Ice Cubes

The major problem with iced coffee is that as the ice melts, it gets watered down. This isn’t the case if you pour some cold coffee into an ice cube tray and use that to make the iced coffee later.

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Use Thick Socks And A Hairdryer To Break In Shoes

Breaking in shoes can be an annoying and long process. But if you wear thick socks with the shoes and heat the bits that are hurting with a hairdryer, then they’ll get comfier sooner!

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Open A Popcorn Bag On The Side


To prevent butter from clinging to your hands, just open a popcorn bag longways.

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Double Your Microwave Space By Balancing A Bowl On A Mug

You can half the time that you spend microwaving food if you just get a little creative with how you get the food bowls into the space.

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Put Ice Cream In A Ziplock Bag To Keep It Soft

The worst thing about ice cream is struggling to scoop it from the box. But if you place it in a ziplock bag before putting the box in the freezer, then it’ll stay soft!

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Pull Out Chicken Wing Bones Before Eating Them

It’s not so hard to pull out a chicken wing’s bones, meaning that you can eat it more easily.

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Untie Knots Much Faster

Instead of grabbing the bit of the knot that’s passing through the main knot, just twist the loose end as much as you can. If you push after that, then it should all unravel easily!

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Peel Ginger With A Spoon

If you want to have peeled ginger that wastes none of the spice, then use a spoon!

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Pit Cherries With A Straw

Just push a straw through the cherry to pit it perfectly every time.

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Wear Bobby Pins Wavy Side Down

When the wavy bit of the bobby pin faces your head, that means that it stays in place for longer!

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Wikipedia Source: Wikipedia

Peel A Banana From The Bottom

Why would you want to peel a banana from the base? Because it’s much easier and leads to less stringy bits sticking to the banana. Try it!

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Peel Garlic In No Time

If you hit the whole garlic head hard with your palm, put the garlic segments in two bowls and shake the bowls together really hard, you’ll have perfectly peeled garlic in no time.

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Shine Patent Leather With Windex

Some people shine patent leather shoes with shoe polish. This is really a wasted expense. You can achieve better results by using plain old fashioned Windex!

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Slice A Watermelon Like An Onion!

If you slice it like this, then the watermelon is so easy to eat!

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Remove A Red Wine Stain With White Wine

Who says that you can’t fight fire with fire? The best thing for removing a red wine stain is white wine. Soak white wine into the stain for a while before washing it.

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Most Foil And Wrap Boxes Come With Locks

Foil gets everywhere. But you can stop it spilling by taking advantage of the locks that come on the boxes.

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Eat An Apple From The Top Or The Bottom

Most people waste good parts of an apple from starting from the side. To avoid this, eat from the top or bottom first.

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Foodbeast Source: Foodbeast

Make S’mores The Inventive Way

Old fashioned s’mores are fine. But you can make them much more interesting. For instance, if you use an Oreo for the edges, it will be much tastier!

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Extract All Of Your Toothpaste With A Bobby Pin

Is there anything that bobby pins can’t do? Instead of wasting so much time squeezing a toothpaste tube, just run a bobby pin from the end to the front of it. You’re sure to extract all of the toothpaste!

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Dry Your Nailpolish With Ice Water

If you stick your fingernails into ice water just after painting them, then they’ll be dried in a few minutes, allowing you to touch things again!

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Make Your Pizza A Taco For A More Even Experience

If you tear off the slice of a pizza crust and then fold the rest of the pizza round the crust like a taco, then that can be incredibly delicious!

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Remove Strawberry Leaves With A Straw

The clue to deleafing a strawberry is in the fruit’s title. Just shove a straw from the bottom of the strwaberry all the way to the top and the leaves will all come out.

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Put Jeans In The Freezer To Keep Them Cleaner, Longer

Jeans should be washed as little as possible. The only issue is that they can get a little smelly if you wear them for a while. But sticking them in a freezer should eliminate many of the odors that build up.

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Use An Onion To Make A Beautifully Round Fried Egg

Fried eggs are great, but they never look nice and round. That is unless you know a simple trick. Just slice an onion ring, put it on the frying pan and drop the egg into the onion ring.

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Knot A Wire With An Extension Cord

Wires can come out of an extension cord so easily. To prevent this from happening, just tie a simple knot between the wire and extension lead before plugging them together.

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