The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Easy Off for Ice

We all know that scraping the ice off your car in the morning during a cold winter day is quite a chore. If you don't have a de-icer handy, you can use WD-40 on your windows and windshield before you head to bed that night. Spread it across the windows using a clean, dry cloth and in the morning, you won't have ice to scrape.

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The More You Know

  • If the grille on your bathroom exhaust fan is clogged with dust, try a trick that's faster and more effective than vacuuming. Here's how to clean a bathroom fan: Turn on the fan and blast out the dust with "canned air." The fan will blow the dust outside.
  • The world's largest falafel weighed 223 pounds.
  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • Ever make a complete mess of your microwave when melting butter? Repurpose your butter wrapper as a cover for your microwavable dish.
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