The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

A Penny for Your Shims

If your toilet is a little off-balance, there's a quick and inexpensive way to make it level. You can skip buying toilet shims and simply use a penny underneath the foot of the toilet to stop it from wobbling. Once the penny is secure, just use a silicone gun to secure it in place.

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The More You Know

  • A reservoir in space holds 140 trillion times the amount of water in Earth's oceans.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • If you've spilled candle wax on a piece of furniture, don't risk ruining the finish by trying to scrape it up. Simply fill a plastic bag with ice cubes, put it over the wax, and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • A former NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker.
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