The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Hard Water Solution

Hard water buildup is such a nuisance for homeowners, and sometimes even the most pricey commercial products don't seem to do the trick. Instead of putting out lots of dough for a plumber, just use a lemon! That's right, the citric acid in lemon helps break down the build-up if you let the lemon sit on the faucet for a few hours. 

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • Half an hour before serving time, adorn the table with bowls of lemon halves topped with cloves to ensure a pest-proof party.
  • Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
  • The CIA reads up to 5 million Tweets a day.
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