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Despite all the technological progress we’ve witnessed during the last decade, a bunch of annoying everyday problems have still remained unsolved up until recently. Luckily, Amazon sellers heard our prayers and felt our pain, and today they are ready to provide us with simple yet brilliantly working solutions. These 11 gadgets and tools will cut your grapes in quarters, keep your house sparkling clean and even save trapped animals from your pool. Wow! Thank you. What else could we say?

Sometimes mistakes can be lucky. One of the most commonly used office supplies, the Post-it note, was invented by accident. When one scientist was trying to create a strong adhesive but ended up with a weak one instead, his colleague created a bookmark that would stick to the page without damaging it. And the yellow paper was used for creating the prototypes just because it was the only paper left. This is how the product was born, and it now makes a lot of things much easier.Inspired by this story, we decided to find more useful creations that can be very handy in your daily life.

No one knows an establishment better than the people who work there. Many times this knowledge can be very helpful in knowing how to get more for your money. That’s why we sought out supermarket employees to teach us their best tricks and felt that sharing them with the world was the best thing we could do.

Do you know what to do when your gym gear gets stuck with pesky stains after your workout? There’s an easy way to get rid of them. Take two aspirin tablets, crush them, and then add warm water. Proceed to apply the mixture to the stains and let it work its magic for about two hours. Wash as normal afterward, and it should do the trick. On the same refreshing note, you can keep your fridge smelling nice and clean using newspaper. I mean literally, not by browsing for the nearest cleaning company to help you with your chores. Just place some newspaper sheets in the bins of your fridge. They can absorb some moisture, keeping the fridge smelling nicer for longer.

Ahh, money. Or should I say cash? Dough? Bankroll? Whichever word you choose to call it, we all know what you’re talking about. We’re talking about Dinero, bills, bread, bucks, cash! That thing that makes the world go ’round. But where does the money come from? Who invented it? And was it always green? Let’s take a look at the history of money and see what we can find.

You know, garlic might not smell like roses because of the sulfur-containing compounds it has, but the odor won’t bother you before long since you’ll get used to it. As a benefit, that smell will have a calming effect, helping you sleep safe and sound. It’s even better if you eat it! Garlic contains vitamin B1 that is responsible for producing melatonin, a sleep hormone.

We may enjoy a variety of fabrics today, but back in Tudor’s era there was a sort of “fabric hierarchy”. Thing is, not everyone was allowed to wear posh clothes made of silk — since silk was reserved for the members of the royal family. Knights could opt for velvet. Also, common people had to be really careful about colors — for instance, it was prohibited to wear purple. As ridiculous as it might seem today, in 15th and 16th century England, the wrong color and fabric choice could land people in legal trouble.

How many functioning razor blades have you thrown out because they got oxidated and rusty? And how much usable toilet paper have you wasted because you didn’t know any better? Luckily, that can change if you follow some simple tips.

Are chocolate bars really getting smaller as time goes by, or is it just an optical illusion? The truth is, it has nothing to do with packaging or the way these snacks are molded these days. Chocolate bars are indeed getting smaller. Some well-known brands have dropped off as much as 0.3 oz from their standard chocolate bar. When asked why, most companies tend to say it’s because of what consumers want. The answer is a bit more complicated than that. First, we have to look at the global chocolate market. People really do love chocolate, and the global demand for the sugary treat becomes larger each year. These days, we’re talking about a whopping 18,000 tons of chocolate per day, which translates to over 40 million bars. But in order to have chocolate, you first need to harvest cocoa beans.

Did you know that chickens can jump and fly too? Domestication of the chicken dates back to at least 2000 BCE. They do have the required feathers and muscles to fly, but they don’t do it much anymore, hundreds of years after they were domesticated. But if you give them the right motivation, they can do that.

It’s breakfast time! You drop a couple of slices of your favorite white bread into the toaster and take care of the avocados that are about to join the bread. Stop right there!

I have a collection of questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to; let’s go! First, an observation — cookies and baguettes are basically kinds of bread. So, my question is — why, when left outside for the night, a cookie gets soft, and a baguette becomes hard? It doesn’t make any sense.

The time we spend in our homes is considerable. Why not turn your home into a comfortable and fun place? With the help of certain items, you can do it without much effort and without breaking the bank. We’ve reviewed some fun products on Amazon that can help you do just this.

Food items like chips come with about 43% nitrogen inside their package. It might seem they sell you half a bag of air, but it’s exactly the opposite: oxygen, the gas we breathe, would react with the chips inside the bag and make them go rancid quickly. It’s called ‘oxidizing’ for a reason.

As Shakespeare put it, all the world’s a stage, and we bet it’s easier to play on it if we have little cheat codes. We might do perfectly without them, yet those little things provide such a great relief that we don’t want to get back to the old way of doing things. These 14 people cracked life’s codes and kindly shared their excellent and practical tips.

It is human nature to pursue and analyze everything we come across, especially if it is an odd object. That’s why many people post the most mind-boggling things they come across, knowing that detectives behind their screens will always deliver. It is certainly true that not all heroes wear capes.

Our planet has many weird places that are just waiting for us to discover their secrets, from a puzzling forest with bent trees to a desert where snow can be seen from time to time. Earth is a vast place with many wonders, and we are happy to show you some of our planet’s top secrets.

Those of us who like baking often enjoy the process of preparing our favorite desserts just as much as we enjoy the results. However, it’s nice when we can use tools to make baking easier, less messy, and more enjoyable. Amazon offers a wide selection of baking products with good reviews — from mixing bowls to cake decoration sets — that both beginners and professional bakers would appreciate.

There are many useful tips on how to save money. And we’re pretty used to staying within our budget every single day. Take, for instance, following different coupons and discounts, and trying to avoid some little pleasures in life. It turns out that we can change some of our routine habits and save not only money but also a lot of time and effort. Let alone the fact that it may enhance our overall health and well-being too.

We’ve been lied to so many times about so many food facts that we should now start questioning everything we hear. For example, chocolate isn’t bad for you and diet soda isn’t better than actual full-calorie soda. These are only two things that many people still believe to this day. But we are here to try and bust a few myths and show a whole new world of truths about food.

Every day, we complete millions of tasks without even considering if we are doing them correctly. However, if we look deep enough, we may discover that the majority of our daily activities may be made far simpler, more pleasant, and even healthier.Bright Side put together a list of 7 things we tackle day to day that we’ve been doing wrong our whole lives.

To make every day special, there’s no need to go conquer Mt. Everest. Just take a look around, and you may notice little things that are out of the box. Even a random pigeon on the street can make you laugh with its way of eating bread.

After big cleaning sessions, our homes look renewed. However, after having spent the whole weekend doing this, we sometimes can’t get rid of the feeling that our home is still far from being ideally pristine. The reason for this can lie in various smells that get absorbed into the walls, furniture, and home appliances.

Someone turned to Reddit to ask, “What’s one thing your partner doesn’t know?” and the replies quickly took a wholesome turn. Instead of exposing ugly truths, various users opened up about the kind acts they do or have done for their significant other without them knowing. Each story radiates love in its purest form, and it’s tough not to get teary-eyed.