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How to clean dried blood and bone from the car grill

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food

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cleaning home carpet

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shoes

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technology

modified Jan 14 at 7:50 CommunityBot 1

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Stop ink stains on hand when writing for left-handed people

cleaning stationery

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Salt Shaker Humidity is a big problem in the Caribbean- Any mechanism besides the rice?

home food substitute-tool kitchen

modified Jan 11 at 22:10 Polypipe Wrangler 131

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car pest-control

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smell

answered Jan 11 at 4:18 Polypipe Wrangler 131

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cleaning hair furniture

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home technology

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sound

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jewelry

modified Jan 6 at 18:26 hb20007 103

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modified Jan 5 at 9:20 CommunityBot 1

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cleaning storage books

answered Jan 4 at 16:42 fred_dot_u 181

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How to flatten a wavy plastik desk pad?

office

modified Jan 3 at 17:27 Tymric 251

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white patches on bald head [closed]

hair

asked Jan 2 at 15:23 RAN 11

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How can I remove curry powder stains from a wooden table?

cleaning home food wood

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Is there a way to ping my phone WITHOUT using an app or using Apple's Find My app or using Apple Watch?

phone

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Flash card book

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cleaning phone cell-phone

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How can I grip a soldering iron close to the tip without burning my hand?

hardware

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What is the special liquid for cleaning the peeing liquid on the floor?

bathroom

answered Dec 24 '21 at 6:36 Bookwyrm 11

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How can I conceal windows without any adhesive or replacing the vertical blinds?

home

answered Dec 24 '21 at 5:55 Bookwyrm 11

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How to slightly shrink a film canister?

plastics

modified Dec 22 '21 at 14:01 CommunityBot 1

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Good ways to clean up "black grime & staining" from bolts/ screws & powder coated MS items, after drill + threading at a Lathe heavy metal workshop?

cleaning stain metals garage grease

modified Dec 22 '21 at 8:53 Chenmunka♦ 1,719

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Blocking noise by applying pressure over your ears when sleeping due to noise sensitivity issues

energy

answered Dec 22 '21 at 1:44 John Canon 471

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How to build a practical, inexpensive DIY air filter for 3" x 40" opening

home comfort temperature

modified Dec 21 '21 at 20:07 CommunityBot 1

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How to avoid splatters when microwaving?

food kitchen

answered Dec 21 '21 at 20:04 computercarguy 702

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De-pill the clothes?

cleaning clothing fabric

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How can I reattach to the Ziplock bag its slider that separated?

kitchen

modified Dec 18 '21 at 9:08 cheeseburger 1

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How to avoid getting COVID in an air-conditioned office building [closed]

health air work

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How to remove permanent marker from furniture, clothes, skin etc

cleaning clothing office-supplies

modified Dec 17 '21 at 9:03 Pete 97

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How to Scare Crows that Peck My Cloth Drying Ropes?

home

answered Dec 17 '21 at 8:57 Pete 97

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Loose socket plugs will not stay secure

home

modified Dec 17 '21 at 2:02 CommunityBot 1

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How to effectively delay the need to pee when I really can't go?

personal-care

modified Dec 16 '21 at 13:07 Shadow Wizard Is Vaccinated V3 2,442

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How to turn on the motion sensor controlled light when you're in the toilet?

technology bathroom light automation

answered Dec 16 '21 at 8:55 Shadow Wizard Is Vaccinated V3 2,442

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How to wrap a gift so it doesn't look like the gift?

christmas

answered Dec 15 '21 at 10:10 Steve 31

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As an individual, how to send frozen food to someone else in France?

food temperature food-safety

answered Dec 14 '21 at 10:43 Buttonwood 226

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How to recover swollen battery?

phone batteries cell-phone

modified Dec 13 '21 at 18:14 CommunityBot 1

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How can I get the smell out of a Condenser / Heatpump dryer?

cleaning home smell laundry

modified Dec 13 '21 at 3:46 user1605665 111

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White board is not erasing properly

cleaning

answered Dec 10 '21 at 13:44 Stan 13.1k

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How to prevent violent expulsion of mechanical pencil tip

stationery

modified Dec 9 '21 at 18:13 virolino 2,117

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How can I stow my webcam behind my monitor?

technology furniture mounting

modified Dec 6 '21 at 12:56 einpoklum 398

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How does one efficiently clean-up loose hair strands from one's back after washing hair in the shower? Is there a gadget designed to help with this?

bathroom hair

answered Dec 5 '21 at 13:04 user36207 1

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Degunk & clean these silicone/ rubbery plastic covered flexible metal spider stands in a dusty hot humid asian metro city?

cleaning bathroom bedroom

answered Dec 5 '21 at 2:21 niels nielsen 1,237

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