The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Not Cutting It

Are your old scissors just not cutting it anymore? Well, there's a way to fix that quickly and cheaply. Just pull out about 6 to 8 sheets of aluminum. Cut through with your dulled scissors to sharpen them up! You'll have some scraps left over, but your tools will be good as new!

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The More You Know

  • Carrots take away the acidity in tomato sauce by adding subtle sweetness. If you find your sauce has gotten too acidic, peel a whole carrot, simmer it with the sauce and remove before serving.
  • Hippos have the largest mouths of any animal on land.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
  • The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
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