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If you are currently a cook, you probably know that cutting tomatoes in half can be long and tedious, not to mention dangerous with each slice of the knife. Prepare yourself for a neat kitchen trick that will save you tons of time and also help you be safer!

If you have run out of clips to close all those half-eaten bags of chips leftover from the weekend barbecue, check out this useful chip-clip-no-more bag fold!

We share our simple yet very effective way to keep the soles of your shoes white and clean. Try it for yourself and let us know what you think!

Check out this simple tutorial and learn how to quickly put together a homemade tablet stand. Share your life hacks!

Over time and with consistent use, all scissors will eventually dull and loose the sharp edges they once possessed when you first bought them. However, there are several ways you can sharpen your scissors at home that only require a few common household items!

If your belt is way too long, Useful wants you to know the industry standard for tying up that extra slack.

Burns are a common but extremely painful injury. While minor burns will heal without much medical attention, severe burns require special care to prevent infection and reduce the severity of scarring. Before you treat a burn, it is important to understand what kind, or degree, of burn you have suffered.

When you’re getting ready to pop in your favorite DVD it’s always a bummer when the disc “skips” parts of the movie because of scratches. But instead of suffering through this annoyance, try this trick on how to get rid of DVD scratches.

While not as dangerous as some might fear, spiders are unwanted pests in many households. Learn how to get rid of spiders in the house using this natural DIY spider spray.

The trick is hold the bag in a way to create an air pocket in the middle and puncture it, tearing a small piece. Hold that piece and rotate the bag counter-clockwise, so the piece keeps tearing off in a bigger circle, till the whole bag is a bowl!

Make your house smell fantastic! Place a few sprigs of rosemary, lemon slices and a teaspoon of vanilla in a pot and let it simmer on the stove. Voila!

Check out this clever and affordable way to keep the lining of your bathroom tiles clean!

Many recipes specifically call for egg whites or yolks, and many people make egg-white-only dishes to reduce cholesterol. This simple trick shows the best way to separate an egg white from the yolk!

Commercial dusting sprays are typically expensive, smelly, and have chemicals you may or may not want to use. This DIY dusting spray may be just the replacement you're looking for!

If you're in dire need of some way to cool down your laptop and don't want to spend the cash on a cooling pad, 'Useful' has a simple solution in the form of some overturned egg cartons. Check it out!

Never put in ice in your glass of wine! A lot of people make the mistake of ruining their wine by adding ice cubes. Try using this clever method instead!

Some of us have lost more than our fair share of keys while running. Even though we make sure to buy shorts and pants with pockets, it has become clear that unless the pockets have a zipper closure, they’re not 100 percent reliable. So instead of replacing all your gear, perhaps there are ways to get creative with key storage. Here is the best trick the Internet has to offer!

Nobody likes cleaning out that gross, crusty, burnt-on food stuff in the microwave. To make that process a bit easier, try using a lemon!

Heat a head of garlic in a microwave for about 30 seconds and the cloves will slide right out of their skins with no mess and no sticky garlic juices.

Don't you hate it when you're cutting up strawberries and you end up wasting so much of the berry by trying to remove the stem? Well, with this useful and easy method you can save more of the berries, and it's fun!

Investing in a good pair of scissors is important for crafting, sewing and general household tasks. But if you’re finding that your tool is becoming a little dull, we've found an easy way to sharpen scissors so you can get a perfect cut every time.

Learn this incredible life hack that allows you to quickly close your bracelet without any trouble. Very useful indeed!

If you have a bag of un-shelled nuts from the holidays and no nutcracker, you can use a bit of force and your hands to crack two nuts at a time!

Pomegranate juice is a tart, but tasty drink that can be made quickly and easily. Using this easy guide, you can have your very own glass of great pomegranate juice in minutes.

Folding napkins to create a pocket for silverware is a simple way to dress up your dinner table. This video shows an easy napkin folding technique.