The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Cat Litter to the Rescue

OIl spills in your garage are pretty difficult to clean up. Something you can use to help you with the task is cat litter. The litter will absorb the oil from the cement. Once it has absorbed the oil, you just have to sweep up the litter and your space will be good as new.

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The More You Know

  • A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • To make it easy to stow and reuse plastic bags, make a dispenser from a discarded 2-liter soda bottle. Cut off the top and bottom with a razor knife. Then screw the dispenser to a cabinet door or closet wall (or attach with hook-and-loop tape).
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