Many everyday items have hidden features that we often overlook but can really improve our daily routines. For example, I recently discovered that the hole at the end of my pot handles isn’t just for hanging—it’s perfect for holding a wooden spoon or spatula while cooking, keeping them from slipping into the pot.
Luckily, there are kind people all over the internet who love sharing these helpful tips. We found some great ones under this r/AskReddit thread, and of course, we had to let you in on them as well. Take a look below—you might find something that could make your life a bit easier!
#41
The spot in between the handles on scissors to open bottles. When we first started dating I blew my wife's mind when I used scissors to open a bottle of soda that was screwed on very tight.
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44points
#42
If your car has a memory drivers seat there's a decent chance your car ties the setting to a specific key fob. So you and your partner can each have their own key fob that automatically adjusts to your setting when you get in the car.
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41points
#43
Most prescription bottles with childproof lids have a second pair of threads, so you can flip the lid over and it will screw on normally without the annoying childproof feature.
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40points
#44
If you put the Konami code into the Fisher-Price baby video game controller toy, it does a special sound effect and tells you that you won.
Edit - Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. For those who are curious.
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39points
#45
Your mattress might have a winter side and a summer side. Check its edge for a tag.
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39points
#46
Not sure if it’s only people around me that tend not to know this, but for most vacuums you should be able to rotate the top hook that holds the cable 180 degrees to take off the wire coil all at once instead of having to unwind the entire thing.
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38points
#47
Your bic lighter is also a bottle opener, when you're cool.
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37points
#48
I didn't always know that most dish brushes have a scraping edge on the top.
It thought it was pretty useful when I found out.
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34points
#49
On a Apple phone, if you text yourself a flight number, tapping the number will reveal flight information. Don’t know if it works with whatsapp, but for text messages it works great!
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33points
#50
Have you ever noticed the hole in the handle of a pasta spoon? It's actually there to measure out a single serving of spaghetti. Yeah.
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29points