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How to stop throwing blankets off myself while sleeping?

(I'm not sure if lifehacks is the best category for this, but it's the best I could find.) For a long time now, I've thrown my blankets off myself while I'm sleeping. I know I toss and turn in my sleep, and this results in me being cold in the…
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How can I make my mouse clicks louder?

My old mouse was pretty loud so bought a new one, now it is too quiet. Any hacks to make it louder?
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How to stop cups sticking to placemats

If I ever have a drink and there is a bit of moisture on the bottom of the cup, then it sticks to the placemat, often without me knowing. Then when I lift the cup up to take a drink, the placemat lifts up as well. Sometimes I notice, and it's just…
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How to get paint out of fabrics and jumpers?

I got Martha Stewart satin paint on a jumper and on a blanket but it went rock hard and won't wash out. Even picking at is not helping much. (I thought acrylic paint washes out but it won't.) Is there any way to get the paint off the jumper and…
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How to clean bathroom floor marble without using hard chemicals?

What advice can I give to my 60 year old mother to easily clean white marble floor in the bathroom. I do not want her to deal with hard chemicals or too much scrubbing. She cannot use a house maid/help due to unavailability in her locality.
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How to clean pomegranate drops from the ocher waterproof wall paint?

I have some ocher (ochre) walls painted with a waterproof paint (this is how it's called, but it seems like not so resistant to water). I cut a pomegranate and some drops fell on the wall. The ocher nuance looks almost like a (255, 220, 180) RGB…
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How to clean a pager charging port

I need help cleaning the connection on a Motorola Minitor (yes, I spelled it correctly) V pager. Basically my issue is that the connection between the battery and charging pins is no longer the best and so I frequently have to wiggle it around in…
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Is there any hack I can use to prevent having to clean my gas stove so often?

Background: I often shallow-fry my food with high heat and a fair amount of oil. This means oil gets all over the stove and neighbouring walls. A good thing that I do (and worth sharing with everyone) is that I cover these walls with cling film.…
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Remove wet sand and mud from shoes

I was running, and i must have zoned out, because the next thing i knew, I had ran into a sand pit. It had just rained the other day,so the sand was really muddy, and now they are covered in dried mud/sand. I tried scrubbing it off with a wet towel,…
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How to deep-wash a backpack?

I have a 9 year old Wenger Swiss Gear laptop backpack, used it almost daily, but it held up really well- only a couple very-small tears and the colors faded. (https://amzn.com/B0007QCT0G) But it has taken in a lot of smell--mostly cooking smells (I…
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How to help an office coffee 'club' succeed?

My department recently tried to start a coffee 'club'. The admin bought a Keurig coffee maker, it came with some sample K cups, and she put up a sign saying everyone should bring in K cups for everyone to use. It was supposed to be an informal…
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Cockroaches in a speaker cabinet

I bought a pair of speakers on Craigslist that turned out to have little roaches living inside. Fortunately, I noticed them before any escaped into my apartment, so I took the speakers back to the trunk of my car immediately. Then I sprayed raid all…
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How to stop bed from squeaking

Every time I roll over or get in/out of my bed, it squeaks. This has really started to annoy me. The bed is a metal bedstead with metal springs, and the noise seems to be coming from the springs. Are there any ways I can silence my bed? Thanks a…
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How to remove dust from tiny holes in mobile device?

I have a Lenovo k4 note. I have dust particles collected in the small holes near the speakers. If you see the image, I have marked the places. Is there any quick way to clean it without needing to buy compressed air can specially for this?
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Tea dispenser leaks

So, this has happened twice. I have a tea/beverage dispenser in the fridge with a tap at the bottom. The lever is not fixed and can spin around. Here is a pic: Someone leaves the thing too close to the door inside the fridge and when the fridge…
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