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!

Particleboard Parts

Particleboards are rarely built to last. They chip and break easily, but they don't have to. You can suspend its lifespan by adding on some regular school glue to any issues. Using plastic wrap, smooth the glue over the flaws. Color to match the board, and ta da!

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The More You Know

  • More people visit France than any other country.
  • If you love a product, wait five days and come back to see if it’s on sale. Discounts will always be a factor, but the products they correspond to will shift.
  • Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
  • If you find your fitted sheets slipping off the corners of your bed, look no further than your closet for an easy fix. Just use a pair of elastic suspenders, clipping one end to each corner under the mattress, and your sheet will stay put.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.