The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Coffee Draino

If you don't feel like shelling out for some Draino, another way to keep drains from clogging is to mix ground coffee with dish soap and boiling water. Mix it up, pour it down the issue drain, and watch as your sink fixes itself with this cheap hack. 

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The More You Know

  • To keep small cords organized, try this handy hint: Fill a shoe box with as many empty toilet paper rolls that will fit vertically; then place a single small cord in each tube. It'll keep your cords free of tangles and in one place.
  • People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
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