The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Loosed Up Your Locks

If you have a lock that is a bit sticky or difficult to turn, graphite might be the solution. Oil in locks often clogs up the lock and can actually make things worse, but using a spare pencil tip to put some graphite in the lock is a great alternative. Graphite works as a great lubricant for these mechanisms without clogging them.

A Stripped Solution

During your DIY projects, there's probably been a time that you dealt with a stripped or stubborn screw. To loosen these difficult ones, place a rubber band on the surface of the screw. This will help your screwdriver or drill have more grip and will eventually loosen the screw from its place. 

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The More You Know

  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.
  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
  • The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.