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Tired of burning your fingers while lighting a candle? We recommend using a piece of uncooked spaghetti to light hard to reach or multiple candles. This works great if you don't have any extra-long matches but have a candle that needs to be lit at the bottom of a tall glass.

This super simple hack of an old milk jug is perfect for a new gardener that hasn’t gone out and bought a $20 watering can yet. Just upcycle your old plastic milk jug by heating up a needle and poking holes in the lid so water can flow through. I love it!

Make no-mess pancakes with the help of a ketchup bottle: Pour in batter, then squeeze out precise portions.

On first glance, a mango seems like it would be pretty simple to cut, but cutting it can often leave you with a big, juicy mess. There is also a big pit in the middle of the mango that is difficult to cut around. Watch this video to learn a simple technique.

Credit and debit cards with embedded RFID chips offer quick "swipe to pay" convenience, but they're also vulnerable to identity theft. One solution is to place aluminium foil inside your wallet to protect yourself from RFID hijacks.

All you need to do is find a cheap key ring to attach to your zipper so you can then hook the ring to your pants button. It's too easy!

Nothing brings out the inner OCD like clothing pills—those tiny bits of lint and cloth that form on sweaters, coats, and other knitted or woven fabrics. One of our readers tried rollers, tape, and all the usual methods to de-pill a fleece, but it wasn't until a friend recommended buying cheap, disposable safety razors that he found his solution!

To quickly make a cookbook holder, a pants hanger is your best bet. Just open the book to the desired page, clip the hanger onto the book to ensure it stays open. Then simply hook it onto your kitchen cabinet handles above the bench. Now you're ready to cook!

Did you know you can make cool DIY marbled mugs with nail polish? It's easy and you can have gorgeous mugs in minutes that cost less than a dollar each!

Tennis balls are remarkably useful. They can rescue a worn-out pillow, speed up laundry, help clean your pool, open stuck jars, and a lot more. This clever little use, however, is the most adorable of them all!

Apple's white power brick is pretty handy, what with the attached hooks for coiling it up and packing it away. If you do it wrong, though, you'll likely stress the cord and break it. Here we show you how to wrap the cord correctly.

If your toaster, coffee maker, or other metal-surfaced appliance is a bit grimy from years of being near your range it can be difficult to remove the sticky buildup. One easy way is to use a pinch of cream of tartar. Why? The citric acid in the tartar will help break up the buildup.