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Let’s talk some chess, you know, the game of kings. First, you need a board and some chess pieces. So how does one pay for their chess sets?

The reviews a product has from customers play a massive role in how this item will be perceived by future buyers. And let’s face it, we all look at them before we can decide if we will buy something or not. And we might opt to avoid buying something if its reviews are negative or mediocre. That’s why we decided to gather 12 products with triumphant customer critiques that you might also find to be very useful.

You’re hiking in the wilderness, looking for a safe spot to set up camp, all you can hear are leaves and branches cracking under your footsteps... Some squirrels are running up a tree over there! But suddenly, something unexpected happens. You notice something weird in the distance in between the trees, it kinda looks like a concrete structure of some sort! Weird... At this point, you’re at least 20 miles deep into the woods and there are no nearby towns or villages...as far as you know.

So look here: the hot sun is shinin’ over wide-open plains. It’s noon, and you’ve spent the day workin’ hard, herdin’ cattle into the corral. As soon as you’re back at your ranch, you get news that someone done made off with your property. Cattle Rustlers have stolen nearly all ’o your herd. You need to act fast and to catch those lowdown bad guys. You mount your horse and gallop for miles and miles, trackin’ them sidewinders through deserted plains into a small town. You pass by a Saloon, where you notice somethin’ strange is going on.

There are many myths around arguably the greatest structure ever built by humans — the Great Wall of China. Some say it’s so grand that it’s visible from space; others claim that you can see it from as far as the Moon. Other theories suggest that the builders of the wall were left inside. Sorry to disappoint you, but all these impressive stories are just myths. But even with those stories busted, the Great Wall of China is an impressive and truly breathtaking structure, so let me tell you its true story.

While full-scale home renovations require lots of time and money, Amazon is constantly looking for more and more products that can help us freshen up our interiors easily and on a budget. Today, we’ve prepared a selection of 10 items sold on Amazon that can help you make old surfaces look like new in no time. Whether it’s a faded leather sofa or a scratched wooden floor, give them a second chance with a highly efficient remedy from this list, and you won’t be disappointed.

No, you can’t see the Great Wall of China from space. It’s a cool myth, but it’s still a myth and has nothing to do with reality. NASA confirmed it, and now you know it too. Still, the wall is a magnificent place, and you’re lucky today: I’m taking you there, so fasten your seatbelts. We’re going to China — the biggest Asian country, the third biggest country in the world; and, with over 1.3 billion people living there, is still the most populated one. Even though India is getting closer and will probably take the first place soon. China is also one of the oldest nations in the world — it has 3,500 years of continuous written history, but the civilization existed long before that!

It’s dark, and you can’t see anything. There’s slime all over. The ground is soft and moving. You try to find your way around by feeling the moving walls around you. After a while, you hear some painful screams in the distance. You call out for help, but no one responds. You’re a captain of a ship, and you were just consumed by the mighty Kraken. You keep tumbling over, not knowing if you’re even going in the right direction. The screams get louder and louder. It’s only a matter of time before you see someone. As you make your next step, a large piece of wood swooshes past you, almost knocking you down. That piece of wood was from the ship that the Kraken had swallowed. It had also swallowed the entire crew alive, so they must be somewhere inside the beast’s belly.

The Moai statues have been standing tall and proud for hundreds of years. Once, people put an enormous effort into carving these grand sculptures. And then they just suddenly stopped making them! But why? Let’s figure out this mystery! Easter Island, located 2,500 mi east of Tahiti, has an area of 63 square miles. To this day, it’s one of the most isolated islands in the world.

Not all that shines is gold, and not all the real estate agencies’ offers are as good as they might seem. Hey, wanna know what real estate agents are hiding from us? Here are some of the tricks you should know before renting or even buying a new house.

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.

Hey, watch your step! Especially in this movie theater — look at the photo of the stairs one Redditor shared. The guys who tiled these stairs didn’t really pay much attention to one detail: the pattern. And patterns matter a lot in terms of how you perceive the objects around you. These stairs look as if they were just a regular floor with no steps at all. Luckily, there are these metal details on the sides, so they can at least somehow guide the people.

Ah, the toothpick! This seemingly ordinary item that you often use after devouring a burger has a secret history that’ll make your jaw drop (pun intended). Don’t be fooled by its slim appearance — the toothpick has been around for ages.

All over the world, 1.5 billion single-use plastic cotton buds are produced each day. Let’s start with a small step and switch to ecological substitutes for everyday products.

If you buy a specific cleaner for each surface in your house, sooner or later, the number of bottles and boxes will be uncountable. Another thing you should know is that many house cleaners can actually deal with many different surfaces. But using just 1 or 2 types of detergents for all surfaces is also a bad idea because you might ruin your stuff this way.

Every year termites alone cause nearly $40 billion in damage around the world and affect more than 600,000 homes in the U.S. This is why it is so important to catch pests early, before they go unnoticed for too long and wreak havoc in your home. Telltale signs of pests include peeling paint, holes in your carpet, and webs around your pantry cupboards.

You’re sleeping and you suddenly wake up from an unusual noise coming from inside your home. Your mind immediately jumps to the worst-case scenario, assuming that someone has entered your home or is trying to break in. Before you go into panic mode, you should try and find a logical explanation for these noises — and trust us, there are quite a few.

The French spend 2-4 hours cleaning at home every week. And Germans need more than 3 hours. But the time is not the only difference — it’s also about the approaches: some people don’t change their bed sheets for months (and that’s okay), and others wash their blankets together with their comforters.

When hearing the word “renovation” many of us get chills down our spines. Perhaps that’s the reason why many people prefer to use the services of professionals when starting another repair at home. Not only will these pros help to save time, but they’ll also save the good relationships we have with our relatives, as well as our nerve cells. At the same time, those who are used to doing everything themselves should know that there are some details that will let even a beginner designer understand that the renovation was done by an amateur.

Cleaning is not the most pleasant thing to do and it makes a lot of people stressed. Just yesterday you cleaned the furniture and today it’s already covered in dust. You’ve just cleaned the carpet and it’s already dirty. Or maybe you even bought special cubes for the toilet that end up breaking it!

There are certain foods out there that have so many purposes beyond eating that they almost feel magical. We will show you how to use raw potatoes to add some shine to your old leather shoes, Coca-Cola to remove blood stains, and so much more.

Newfoundland dogs originated in Canada and were used as working dogs. Because of their large strong frames, they were great both on land and in the water, and their jobs were to pull nets for fishermen and haul wood from the forest. Because they are sweet-natured and responsive, they make great family pets and it’s really not hard to see why.

Do you ever wonder what a piece of wood looks like under a microscope? Or whether a black widow spider can trap and eat a snake? Or even what someone’s skin looks like after they’ve been struck by lightning? In this collection of bizarre and beautiful sights, you’ll find all of these images!

Even if cleaning isn’t your favourite pastime, the results always justify the effort made. That feeling that you’ve done your duty, when everything around you is shiny clean, can’t be beaten.