The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Broken Lightbulb

Potatoes might have more uses in the home than just making some fries. If you ever have a lightbulb break in its spot, you can use a potato to clean it up. Make sure the switch is turned to "off" first! After that, full steam ahead with your clever hack to cleaning up!

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The More You Know

  • Short on closet space? Use a lightweight piece of chain to stagger hanging clothing in tall closets to maximize space. Just loop the first link of the chain over the first hanger, and hang subsequent hangers on every other links after.
  • Former billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.3 billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college. He is now worth $2 million dollars.
  • Crayola is literally "oily chalk."
  • The world's most toxic mineral is cinnabar.
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