How to Get Rid of Scratches on Your Oven Door

How to Get Rid of Scratches on Your Oven Door
Over time, normal wear-and-tear on kitchen appliances starts to take its toll, leaving our once-pristine ovens, dishwashers, and refrigerators with dings, dents, and scratches. Take that glass window on your oven door, for example. In addition to being covered in all types of food stains, they also have a tendency to… Read...
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Where to Get Free N95 Masks

Where to Get Free N95 Masks
Contrary to popular belief, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. On top of that, BA.5, the current variant making the rounds, is highly transmissible, and tends to evade some of our protections against the virus when it comes to (re)infection. (Having said that, vaccines continue to provide protection against severe… Read...
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Is It Cheaper to Take a Shower or a Bath?

Is It Cheaper to Take a Shower or a Bath?
All the recent heat and humidity may be causing you to spend more time in the shower or bath than usual. And if you pay for water (or are concerned about conserving it), you may be wondering which is harder on your wallet (and the environment): Showering or bathing? Here’s what to know. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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How to Fix a Broken Ice Maker

How to Fix a Broken Ice Maker
In the days before modern refrigerators and freezers, making and storing ice was an entire industry, and for a long time, having a few ice cubes to cool your drink was only something available to the wealthy. Of course, that’s no longer the case for most people—with many refrigerator/freezers now making ice… Read more... from...
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The Difference Between Wood Putty and Wood Filler (and When to Use Them)

The Difference Between Wood Putty and Wood Filler (and When to Use Them)
One of the benefits of using wood to build furniture, structures, and other objects is its ability to be fastened together using materials like screws, nails, and glue, and techniques like dovetailing. And because wood is a natural material, when you’re working with lumber (as opposed to particle board), whatever you… Read...
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These Are the Best Rideshare Apps to Use When Traveling Internationally

These Are the Best Rideshare Apps to Use When Traveling Internationally
If you’re traveling internationally, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the different rideshare apps that are available in your destination country as part of your pre-departure planning. Uber is a popular option, but it’s usually not the only game in town. Different apps are coming and going all the time, so a… Read...
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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: What Are Vabbing and Mucus Fishing?

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: What Are Vabbing and Mucus Fishing?
Whether they’re toddlers, teenagers, or 23-year-olds, young people are disgusting. Old people are disgusting too of course, because being gross is the human condition. So let’s celebrate it by digging into the trends and topics fascinating internet youth this week: mucus fishing, vabbing, and most disgusting of all,...
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How to Tell When a Bear Market Is Over

How to Tell When a Bear Market Is Over
Following the stock market can feel like whiplash: It’s down and depressing, and then up and exciting, and back down again. But if you’ve been paying attention even a little bit over the last year or so, you probably know that the overall trend has been negative, and it’s generally not a good time to look at the… Read...
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Make These Oat Pancakes for a Hearty Breakfast

Make These Oat Pancakes for a Hearty Breakfast
A day off is reason enough to celebrate with a special breakfast. Whether it’s a typical Saturday with no obligations, or you’re observing a mid-week mental health day, you should put the “break” in “breakfast” with a tall stack of pancakes. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/1heVSmL https://ift.tt/n9PFT...
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What Does a Grand Jury Do, Anyway?

What Does a Grand Jury Do, Anyway?
I have a feeling we’re going to be hearing a lot about grand juries in the coming months. Earlier this week, news broke that the U.S. Department of Justice brought former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff before a federal grand jury in D.C. in connection with the, uh, unpleasantness surrounding the 2020… Read...
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What's the Best Way to Watch TV for Free?

What's the Best Way to Watch TV for Free?
Stop paying for TV. I’m not just talking about cable: You can drop Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Disney+, and still be able to watch TV for free. Sure, you won’t be keeping up in the golden age of streaming, but you’ll have 24/7 no-cost entertainment in your living room, thanks to both antennas and internet TV. If… Read...
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Make Yourself a Stroopwafel ‘Choco Taco’

Make Yourself a Stroopwafel ‘Choco Taco’
Oh, Choco Taco, why did you have to go? Klondike may have discontinued the ice cream novelty but they can’t discontinue my childhood. I will never again have the pleasure of tearing open the thin, metallic, plastic wrapper that cradled the ice cream truck favorite, and that breaks my polar-bear-loving heart. But the… Read...
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How to Play PS5 in 1440p

How to Play PS5 in 1440p
For most gamers, the PS5 is an easy setup. You plug it into your TV, it figures out whether you have a 1080p or 4K display, and presto: modern gaming at your fingertips. However, those of us who game on a 1440p monitor rather than a TV may be frustrated by Sony’s lack of support for the resolution. Well, pop the… Read...
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Twerk, OMG, Tricked Out, and 8 Other Slang Terms That Are a Lot Older Than You Think

Twerk, OMG, Tricked Out, and 8 Other Slang Terms That Are a Lot Older Than You Think
Some slang terms and buzzwords spring out nowhere to fill a pressing cultural need to talk about a new thing, or to talk about an old thing in a new way, but some seemingly new words are actually older-than-retro and date back hundreds of years. These terms lay undisturbed in ancient tomes until, somehow, they get… Read...
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This Is the Difference Between a Generator and a Backup Battery for Your Home

This Is the Difference Between a Generator and a Backup Battery for Your Home
Power outages can range from being annoying to downright catastrophic, depending on the circumstances. With the North American Electric Reliability Corporation estimating that a significant portion of the U.S. is at an elevated risk for power outages this summer, due to above-average temperatures and worsening drought… Read...
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How to Make Instagram Less of a Shitshow

How to Make Instagram Less of a Shitshow
Have you noticed Instagram kinda sucks now? You open the app, scroll through your feed, and think, “Who the hell are these people?” In its heyday, Instagram was a simple social media app for friends to follow other friends and catch up on their lives with fun photos and filters. Now, you’re being served fake TikToks… Read...
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How to Keep Your Kids Safe During a Heat Wave

How to Keep Your Kids Safe During a Heat Wave
I was feeling a bit smug a week ago, comfortably nestled up in my corner of the Pacific Northwest while the rest of you sizzled. But now the heat has come for me, too, and I find myself hiding next to the AC vent, hoping my kids don’t come back from camp with sunburns and heat rash. I figure it’s time we all take a… Read...
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How to Find an Ant Nest

How to Find an Ant Nest
Ants in your home is always a cause for concern. Aside from the appearance of a long wriggling trail of ant soldiers just looking gross, ants can carry bacteria and mold spores into your food supplies (including pet food), so anything that ants come into contact with in your pantry needs to be thrown away. For… Read...
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How Much Do Small, Daily Purchases Really Affect Your Long-Term Finances?

How Much Do Small, Daily Purchases Really Affect Your Long-Term Finances?
According to a recent report from Northwestern Mutual, 53% of Gen Zers and 52% of Millennials surveyed felt that making small daily purchases like a daily cup of coffee will impact their long-term financial security. The idea that avocado toast is to blame for an entire generation’s financial woes has been laughable… Read...
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16 Ways to Make Better Popcorn

16 Ways to Make Better Popcorn
Popcorn is a lot like pasta: It’s a fairly neutral tasting carb that takes well to seasoning and salting, and most people have pretty strong opinions on the “right” way to make it. But cooking popcorn is a little more forgiving than pasta—which lets you focus in on toppings with gusto—and I have some tips and tricks… Read...
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Surviving a Heat Wave

The 7 Deadly Sins of Surviving a Heat Wave
The worst heat wave in human history is still frying the United Kingdom, and in all likelihood, it’s not an anomaly. Climate changes means this is almost definitely the new normal (until it gets worse), so let’s review how to keep cool—or at least not die—during a heat wave. There were over 1,500 heat-related deaths… Read...
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How to Tell If It's Really Too Hot to Work Out

How to Tell If It's Really Too Hot to Work Out
When it’s hot, you can often still exercise safely—check out our recommendations here—but our bodies have their limits. There really are temperatures and conditions that make it dangerous to exercise for very long. Here are some guidelines for figuring out when to call off your outdoor workout. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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How to Legally Dispose of Old Tires

How to Legally Dispose of Old Tires
Thanks to regularly scheduled garbage pickup, we’ve gotten used to the idea that if we want to throw something out, we can just pop it in trash bag or can, put it out on the curb, and on a designated day of the week, sanitation workers or waste disposal companies whisk it away. Read more... from Lifehacker https:/...
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How to Keep Your Car Running in Extreme Heat

How to Keep Your Car Running in Extreme Heat
Those who live in places with cold winters know that the weather can take a toll on your car. In fact, the temperature alone can impact everything from the tire pressure to how long the battery lasts—and yes, that includes hot weather. Here are a few ways to keep your car running in extreme heat from the experts at… Read...
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No, Your AC Unit Doesn't Need an Umbrella

No, Your AC Unit Doesn't Need an Umbrella
With multiple parts of the country (and the world) experiencing record-breaking heat, people are getting creative when it comes to getting and staying cool. And with scorching temperatures putting air conditioning units to the test, those who rely on them to keep their homes feeling bearable are finding ways to keep… Read...
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How to Tell If Your Friend Has a Crush on You

How to Tell If Your Friend Has a Crush on You
It’s a classic tale that plays out in rom-coms and, often enough, in real life: Two people are friends, their feelings deepen, there’s some will-they-or-won’t-they tension, and they end up together. If you’ve ever crushed on a friend, here’s some guidance on turning things romantic—but understand that every… Read...
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What's New on Hulu in August 2022

What's New on Hulu in August 2022
Usually the whole point of making a new installment in a long-running franchise is to cash in on the name recognition, so consider me confused as to why Hulu is hiding the fact that they are releasing a new spinoff of the 1987 sci-fi horror classic Predator by calling it, simply, Prey. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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