Did You Know That These Common Household Items Are Meant To Be Used This Way?

Published on 02/16/2020
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Loosen Doors With Petroleum Jelly

Have you ever been so bothered by the sound of a squeaky door, but not quite bothered enough to go to a hardware store and find a solution for it? Well, use this at-home hack to solve your problem! Rub a small amount of petroleum jelly on door hinges, drawer tracks, or anything else that may be squeaky and watch as the problem disappears.

Loosen Doors With Petroleum Jelly

Loosen Doors With Petroleum Jelly

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Colored Toothpaste Squares

If you take a good look at your toothpaste tube, you should see a colored block by the bottom. It is often blue, green, black, or red. It is more than just an obscure aesthetic choice! What exactly are they for? Well, you should know first know that they are called “eye marks”. They let assembly line machines know where to fold and cut the packaging. Without them, tubes of toothpaste would still be attached to each other, making toothbrushing that much more difficult.

Colored Toothpaste Squares

Colored Toothpaste Squares

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