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Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use

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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!

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#1

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Spiderwebs have coagulant properties. If one has a laceration if you put spiderweb on it, it will stop the bleeding.
My grandmother was seminole indian. She knew old stuff like that.

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299points

Debra Robinson 4 months ago

Yay, Grandma!

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#2

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use For Microsoft Windows users: If you have to copy and paste more than one part of a text or if you want to paste something that was copied some time ago hold the windows button and press "V" instead of ctrl + V. It will show you a list of recently copied Texts/Pictures that you can paste.

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230points

Debra Robinson 4 months ago

Cool

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Curious to know more about the hidden features we come across in common things, Bored Panda got in touch with London-based product designer Oyindamola Ajibike. While we might dismiss them as happy accidents, Ajibike reveals that most are the result of thoughtful design.

These features, she explains, exist to spark a sense of discovery. In fact, many products are crafted to encourage exploration, rewarding us with unexpected functions that enhance our interactions with them. For example, Google’s search page has fun Easter eggs, like the dinosaur game in Chrome when there’s no internet connection. “I’ve used a bank app that brings up the help chat when you shake your phone,” Ajibike adds. “I thought that was quite interesting.”

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#3

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Lifetime warranties on products such as Columbia jackets and Jansport backpacks allow you to file claims online if issues like zipper failure, material separation, or loss of water repellency occur. You typically cover shipping costs to the manufacturer's facilities, where they will repair the item or provide a similar replacement. This process helps companies improve product quality by learning from returned items while ensuring long-term customer loyalty.

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Final score:

176points

Tabitha 4 months ago

LLBean too. I bought my husband a parka from them in 2003. A couple years ago the zipper finally broke. Called LLBean, and they said to send it back and they’d replace the zipper. I had it replaced locally because I needed it fixed fast. They said to email them the receipt, which I did, and they reimbursed me for 100% of the cost.

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#4

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use The star symbol next to one of the floors on the elevator button panel is the floor that leads you out to the street.

WeAreTheMisfits , Kelly/Pexels Report

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173points

Will Cable 4 months ago

Well that's another wrinkle in my bum (phrased used by grandparents when learning something new)

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Humans are wired to love discovery, which is why novelty plays a big part in design. Neuroimaging studies show that our brains respond three to five times more strongly to new experiences, according to Dr. Sylvain Moreno, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Simon Fraser University.

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“Let’s say a musician, who’s very experienced in sound differentiation, hears a sound they’ve never heard before; their brain will react very strongly because their brain is already trained to capture differences in sounds,” he says. “The same would go for someone who isn’t a musician, just to a lesser degree.”

The heightened response comes down to our evolutionary development. “It’s rooted in survival,” Dr. Moreno explains. “We need to understand if novel stimuli in our environment is dangerous or not.” This triggers a dopamine release, a neurotransmitter linked to reward, which makes encountering new things inherently exciting.

#5

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use The little pepper looking thing that hangs off of most pin cushions is filled with emery powder to help clean/sharpen your pins and needles.

SweetBonniexo , summercityfun/Flickr Report

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161points

Biofish23 4 months ago

Pepper? It's clearly a strawberry! But, yes, that's what it's for.

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#6

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Nearly all dishwashers have a filter, usually in the bottom, that can be removed and cleaned. If you have a dishwasher and you’re not familiar with the filter, I bet the filter needs cleaning.

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157points

giku T 4 months ago

hard to believe believe so few people know this..and i bet they dont know about the filters in washing machines either.

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Nevertheless, hiding features isn’t just about excitement; it’s also practical, especially in the digital realm. “From a design perspective, [it] can help with decluttering or streamlining a product’s functionality,” says Ajibike. Too much information at once can be overwhelming, so concealing certain elements makes things easier to navigate.

“Advanced features in a product can be hidden for users to find later on. This, I believe, can minimize overwhelming them. As users become more familiar with the interface, they gradually discover more complex [ones],” she explains. Think of the settings on your phone—you don’t need to explore them all right away, but they’re there when you need something specific.

However, there’s a downside. Ajibike acknowledges that some hidden functions might go unnoticed, which can be frustrating. In such cases, “it is important to ensure users understand how a product works, particularly when accessibility is a key factor,” she adds.

That said, when done well, hidden features can contribute to a seamless and delightful product experience. In the bigger picture, this is what sets good design apart from bad. When everything feels intuitive and natural, it’s a clear sign of excellent craftsmanship.

So, the next time you discover a secret feature, take a moment to appreciate the thought and creativity behind it. Hopefully, these little surprises will continue to make your everyday life a bit easier and more enjoyable.

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#7

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use The metal part on the end of your tape measure isn’t loose, it’s designed to wiggle by the exact amount necessary to ensure you always get the correct measurement whether you’re measuring from an inside edge or an outside edge.

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Final score:

149points

Ali H M Salehuddin 4 months ago

The amount of people who do not know this, but they should, is staggering. They are QC inspectors, fabricators and welders. Yes, I am speaking from experience.

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#8

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Expo marker ink will remove Sharpie ink. Cover completely and simply wipe away.

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140points

KittyGaming 4 months ago

I can confirm, I do this all the time

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#9

The metal rods on car headrests can be used to break out windows if you are trapped.

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137points

Nancy Bourque 4 months ago

Or you can just buy one of the gadgets specifically meant to break the windows so you're not wasting time by fighting with the headrests while you're about to drown.

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#10

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use If you own a windows computer, do this from time to time, especially if it's behaving oddly and a reboot doesn't seem to fix the issue:

1. Run CMD/PowerShell/Terminal as admin (easiest way is to right click the start button and select it.

2. type in this and press enter:

sfc /scannow

3. Let it run and look at the results.

I work in IT, and this fixes a range of problems. Why Windows isn't set up to run this automatically in the background occasionally, I have no idea.

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Final score:

122points

David 4 months ago

From the net: "sfc /scannow. The sfc /scannow command will scan all protected system files, and replace corrupted files with a cached copy that is located in a compressed folder at %WinDir%\System32\dllcache."

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#11

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use You can use staple removers to open up keyrings.

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121points

LaserBrain 4 months ago

My fingernails work pretty good too

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#12

The "end" of a roll of tape doubles as a temporary mustache for impromptu spy missions—perfect for undercover operations in the office.

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121points

PFD 4 months ago

Finally a useful tip

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#13

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use When working with spreadsheets, tab moves you to the next cell, but shift+tab moves you back.

I was working in a grocery store, and they were teaching me how to do the end-of-night spreadsheets. Put in a wrong number, tabbed to the next cell.

"Great," said my boss. "Now you've got to hold down tab for like 10 minutes to go all the way around and get back to that cell."

I look at her. I hit shift+tab. Her jaw dropped.

EDIT: For the folks asking, "Why didn't she just point and click on the cell?" This was 20 years ago. It was old-back-then software custom built for our chain of stores. DOS-based. All keyboard entry. No mouse.

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106points

David 4 months ago

TAB / SHIFT - TAB works in most Windows fields, not just spread sheets. Online forms, jumping between clickable links and so forth.

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#14

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Aluminum foil comes on a roll in a box. At the ends of the box are triangular cutouts that you are meant to push in, forming a spindle for the roll to rotate on.

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98points

ZGutr 4 months ago

all nice and well, but would it not be better if the started printing how many hats you can fold off the roll along with some instructions of nice hat models ?

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#15

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use On many xacto knives / box cutters, the butt end of the handle is removable and has a slot cut into it. This is to break off the tip of the blade for when it gets dull.

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93points

B 4 months ago

Remember to aim it at the floor when you break it off so you don't risk eye injury.

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#16

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use If your car key gets stuck in the ignition (a safety feature to prevent you from removing the key if the transmission isn't in Park), look for a small plastic/rubber ring around the ignition. Pry it away from the lock and you'll find a small button underneath. That's the manual key release.

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92points

JoNo 4 months ago

Why not put the car in park and remove the key that way?

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#17

Super Glue - stick the metal end of a tack/push pin with the plastic top in the hole instead of the screw top. Keeps the glue fresh & always easy to remove.

Caulk in a caulk gun - use a plastic electrical wire nut on the end to keep the caulk fresh after use.

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80points

Daniel Atkins 4 months ago

I have always used a spike nail.

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#18

If someone walks into your space and you don’t want them to see the stuff on your screen (Windows) all you have to do is hold down the Windows key and tap the letter “L”.

Win+L (it’s not case sensitive)

It immediately gives you the LOCK screen.

You might have your Cayman Island bank accounts open, or “something else”…😬.

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72points

John Mosley 4 months ago

Whatever you actually had up, they are immediately going to assume it was "something else" when they see you lock it.

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#19

Cars have a little arrow on the gas tank icon that tells you which side has the refueling hatch. You're welcome.

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70points

2econdSelf 4 months ago

Also, if you ever find yourself locked in the trunk (boot) of a car, look for a luminescent tab to release the hatch...usually near the center of the hatch. I hope you don't need to do this, but it's a good thing to know.

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#20

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Some truck beds have indented slots on the sides so you can put 2x6 boards across the bed to section it to keep stuff from sliding around.

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Final score:

69points

Matthew Currie 4 months ago

On smaller pickups which do not have a full 4 foot floor width between the fender wells, those slots allow you to put boards across to hold 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or sheetrock flat at a higher level. 5/4 x 6 decking works just fine.

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#21

The lines on the red SOLO cup are measurements: 1oz, 5oz and 12oz.

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69points

ThePinwormsrock 4 months ago

Yep. Shot, wine, beer :-D

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#22

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Some vehicles have extendable sun visors. This blew a buddies mind when I extended the visor in their truck to block the sun that the visor otherwise didn't reach.

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Final score:

68points

Thee8thsense 4 months ago

All vehicles should have these.

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#23

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use I dunno about other phones, but Apple phones have a neat typing feature. If you hold down the spacebar, you can gently slide to other parts of the messages if you make a typo or something. So much easier than trying to manually go back in the message.

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68points

T.O.S.o.R. 4 months ago

Same with Android phones.

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#24

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Most ceiling fans have a summer and winter switch on the head above the blades.

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Final score:

66points

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

To explain this in a little more detail, the switch reverses the direction the blades rotate. You ideally want them rotating counterclockwise (looking from below) in the summer and clockwise in the winter. You should always fully stop the blades before flipping that switch (just like you fully stop the car before shifting into reverse gear), and while you’ve got the fan stopped, you should dust the blades (I use a vacuum cleaner with an extension), because if you don’t, when it starts spinning in the other direction, all the dust that had accumulated on the leading edge of the blades will suddenly be on the trailing edge, and it will all fall on whatever’s under the fan. It’s amazing what you can learn when you read the manual!

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#25

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Potato peelers have a notch to help pick out the spaces that your peeler doesn’t get so you don’t waste any potato trying to peel it.

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Final score:

62points

PFD 4 months ago (edited)

That's for gouging out eyes, isn't it? ETA Potato eyes, I'm not a psychopath

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#26

Babies clothes: The neck hole flaps are not for some sort of weird baby style points. They are to allow the garment to be pulled down over the shoulders and be pulled off the legs in the event of a poopocalypse (or whatever else).

When a cousin who told me this over a year in to ours, she was like "🤯🤯🤯 right?!??" She was excited to tell me because she had JUST learned it and didn't know herself, and her kids are both out of college haha.

Almost every new parent I talk to now, I ask if they want a couple tips, two important things no one told us and that we didn't read anywhere, this is the first. Not that I talk to that many new parents, but so far the score is 7 of 8 didn't know.

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Final score:

59points

Mia Hamsa 4 months ago (edited)

As someone who worked twenty years in the technical side of kids clothing I can categorically say it is not true. You can use it as such, if you like. The flaps and anything around the neck is there to accommodate for the disproportionately large head babies and toddlers have in comparison to the rest of their bodies. You wouldn't be able to fit tops and onesie over their hat without the ability to extend the neckline

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#27

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use You can turn the standby light off on tvs. I like to sleep in the pitch black and spent years covering the light with an object until I was made aware that there was a setting to turn it off!

NaomiBK29 , Max Vakhtbovycn/Pexels Report

Final score:

58points

Kalikima Premium 4 months ago

I hate getting tips, but no instructions on how to do it. Smdh

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#28

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use This should be common knowledge as it's obvious but people do still seem to miss it. Most toasters come with a little removable tray which collects crumbs for easier cleaning.

The paper sauce-holders in McDonalds peel open to make a bigger sauce tray for easier dipping and more sauce-to-surface ratio.

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Final score:

57points

Alecto76 4 months ago

I always shake my toaster upside down before I sweep like a heathen.

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#29

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Fisher & paykel washing machines can play 3 different national anthems. (US, NZ, Aus.)

No, I don't know why, either.

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Final score:

55points

David 4 months ago

Can you play it any time or just when you are washing flags? /j

61points

Diolla 4 months ago

Washing machines that play a national anthem? How? Why???? TIL.

8points

Daniel Atkins 4 months ago

My parents had one when the salesman told them about this feature he said the reason was that they had enough memory space left on the chip so they put the anthem on there just for fun.

8points

Auntriarch 4 months ago

*sad Welsh face*

7points

Blue Cicada 4 months ago

Cymru an byth! (Apologies if misspelled).

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Hippopotamuses 4 months ago

They're owned by Haier now. So they probably added China's to their repertoire.

5points

GRC 4 months ago

Ex F&P engineer. Those were added for demo purposes on old models. Marketing!

3points

Michelle C 4 months ago

I wonder why. My guess is that is because that’s where these products are most popular, but I imagine I’m probably mistaken. If anyone knows, I’d love to know!

3points

Gabriel Castilho 4 months ago

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Wendy Miller 4 months ago

We were shown this when we bought our washing machine. The salesman demoed it. I never knew which buttons to push to do it. I just googled it and then, of course, had to try it.

1point

Sheena Leversedge Wood 4 months ago

why do they play ANY national anthem at all? seems weird.

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#30

When you pop open a can of soda, you can turn the popper around and insert a straw through the hole.

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55points

Kel_how 4 months ago

It keeps the straw from being pushed out by the carbonation

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#31

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use You can switch the direction that refrigerator doors open.

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53points

David 4 months ago

On SOME fridges. I think it is more common these days but it isn't all models.

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#32

On those gas station pumps that advertise to you while you fill up your vehicle: there are buttons on each side of the screen. Pressing the second from the top on the right side will mute the speaker.

Is this a USA only thing?

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52points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 months ago

I've never seen that here in England.

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#33

Most "modern" European windows have a 3rd setting called "Spaltlüftung" (gap ventilation). It's a setting between the tilting and full opening of the window, that just leaves a tiny gap. Extremely useful if you have a pet, but nearly no one knows about it.

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Final score:

52points

Ample Aardvark 4 months ago

I think it's a great invention, specially because I like to keep windows open a tiny bit in the bedroom all year round

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#34

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Oven doors come off so they can be cleaned properly.

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50points

Matthew Savestheworld 4 months ago

Everything can come off of anything if you are motivated enough

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#35

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use A lot of microwaves have an option to turn the sounds off. I you think this would be useful, the manual will have instructions on how to do this.

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Final score:

49points

JoNo 4 months ago

I need the sound on so I remember something's in the microwave.

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#36

Can't believe I'm admitting this, but the little black slider on the lid of Yeti mugs is magnetic. It comes completely off of the lid so you can wash all the nooks and crannies. I only discovered this after accidentally dropping the lid once and it flew off. I spent years washing around that little black piece. I felt so dumb.

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46points

Heather Menard 4 months ago

This is a new feature so don't feel bad

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#37

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Mose staplers have a hole in the sides allowing you to see if you are running low on staples so that you don’t have to dry fire or open it up to check.

On Swinglines the staple pusher thingy is copper colored so that it stands out through the hole.

grandpacracy , John Diez/Pexels Report

Final score:

45points

John Mosley 4 months ago

And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept ...

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#38

Kraft Parmesan cheese lids that screw on also fit on mason jars. Side by side refrigerators do not have enough space so we keep a small mason jar of the cheese in there with the larger container in a garage fridge.

Final score:

45points

David 4 months ago

Related - I have a ziplock bag of various small lids I've saved. If you drop a bottle of this or that and the lid breaks - I use a spare one. But also - many of the sizes fit other things. The lid on my melatonin broke - a different one fit. A spice mix I use only had a screw lid, but another lid with a flip top feature and sprinkle holes fit.

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#39

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use If you need to open a tube of ointment. Screw the cap off and turn it around, there is usually a pointed cone built into the top to puncture the seal of the ointment.

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Final score:

44points

ॐBoyGanesh 4 months ago

Gods bless this poster for qualifying their statement with “usually” as opposed to most of the others, which are stating the common knowledge as fact/given.

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#40

Most garbage disposals can be reset easily if it stops working. It’s a red button under the disposal device you can press and it resets.

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44points

David 4 months ago (edited)

so it does. TIL EDIT: I feel like I'm in the twilight zone. I made this comment yesterday and I'd swear it had nothing to do with garbage disposals. The red button would be a thermal reset. Many things have them but on a lot of stuff it auto resets (bimetalic, changes shape as it cools down). Some stuff it is a manual button.

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#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

Robert T 4 months ago (edited)

Pretty sure not all scissors are designed that way. May just be a happy coincidence.

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#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

Auntriarch 4 months ago

I love these, since there's a significant difference between the length of Mr Auntriarch's legs and mine

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#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

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

Only some pharmacies use this style of vial and lid. Around me, Walgreens is the primary one that does. But there’s a trick you can use on the ones that aren’t reversible like this. The standard childproof caps are made of two pieces that have to be pressed together so that the inner part can actually unscrew; otherwise the outer part just spins (this is what makes it childproof, as most children are incapable of pressing down hard enough to engage the inner layer). You can use a screwdriver or bottle opener to pry off the outer piece, and then you’re left with just the part that actually screws on, easy to open.

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#44

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use 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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Final score:

39points

Daniel Atkins 4 months ago

Did the poster forget select and start from the code?

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#45

Your mattress might have a winter side and a summer side. Check its edge for a tag.

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39points

PrettyJoyBird 4 months ago

Who else just checked haha

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#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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Final score:

38points

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

This is common on devices that have hooks for winding the power cable on.

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#47

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Your bic lighter is also a bottle opener, when you're cool.

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37points

Bret Sander 4 months ago

That's not a Bic

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#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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ॐBoyGanesh 4 months ago

I mean, c’mon. Are we really becoming that dense of a species that we can’t identify the scraper as a scraper?

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#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

Aisling Raye 4 months ago

To build on this. If someone sends you a text with a currency amount in it, a line will appear underneath. If you tap the amount it will show you currency conversions.

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#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

David 4 months ago

from the net -- The hole in a wooden spoon can serve several purposes, including: Stirring risotto: The hole allows some rice to pass through, which can result in a smoother stir that's gentler on the grains and prevents them from breaking. This can help keep risotto from becoming too mushy. Measuring spaghetti: The hole can be used to measure out the recommended serving size of spaghetti for each person. You can thread dry spaghetti through the hole to fill it as needed. Lifting a boiled egg: The hole can be used to lift a boiled egg out of boiling water.

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#51

I'm not sure about other car makes, but if you use the key to manually unlock your driver's door on a Toyota, turning it a second time will unlock ALL the doors.

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7points

🇳🇬 Asi Bassey 🇳🇬 4 months ago

I accidentally discovered this a few weeks ago. I have had my toyota for 3 years. 😀

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#52

Automatic vehicles have the option to switch to a lower gear so you don't have to keep hitting the brakes going down a steep and/or long hill.

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David 4 months ago

It's primary purpose (pretty sure) is for towing or when you are driving up mountain passes and such. Extra load on the vehicle. It changes the RPM /speed at which the transmission shifts gears.

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#53

You can use advanced Google search to find PDFs, Word Documents, Presentations, etc even if it’s not linked anywhere on the website.

I’ve found a lot of court records like this.

Also found a presentation created by a coworker from 15 years ago when they worked for a different company.

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6points

David 4 months ago

Another interesting thing is Google Takeout. It's for downloading backups etc but it's also a way to see what data google has on you. There are 54 categories you can download. Just search "google takeout" or .. https://takeout.google.com/

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#54

Top drawers in dishwashers can drop down, usually to fit taller glasses. They generally are in the up position when new and drop down with lever tabs on the sides of the drawer.

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5points

David 4 months ago

SOME models. Mine doesn't

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#55

Osprey backpacks have an emergency whistle built into the sternum strap.

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5points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 4 months ago

I didn't know ospreys wore backpacks. Who knew they'd have that much stuff?

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#56

Most caulking guns have a hole near the handle that can be used to snip the tip of the caulking tube.

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Cooter McCoughlin 4 months ago

But usually it just kinda squeezes or crimps it and you have to go get your utility knife anyway

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#57

Almost all Name-brand kitchen faucets have a free replacement parts policy. There is no shipping fee.

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#58

Some brands of mustard squeeze bottles allow you to snap the flip-top in an open position so it doesn’t get in the way when dispensing.

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Beth Wheeler 4 months ago

Even the store brands have the flip top on them

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#59

On the hatch to your gas tank, there is a hook for the 'cord' or a place to put the gas cap to keep it from dangling and scratching your car while you fill up.

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4points

Justin Tyme 4 months ago

My car doesn't have that. So you were wrong when you said "your".

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#60

Holding down the PS button on your PS4 controller for around 10 seconds turns off the controller but not the console. Great for downloading games or watching a movie and preserving the battery of the controller.

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4points

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#61

Most Swiss Army Knives have a set of tweezers and a toothpick. There will be a small gray or white plastic bit on the end which you can pull out with your finger.

I had no idea for the longest time. They are small and flush with the sides and it never occurred to me to try and pull it out.

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Farnzy 4 months ago

The tweezers on the Victornox knives are the best EVER! So sad when I lost them

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#62

Window restrictors found in many hotels will have a button on the hinge that allows you to fully open the window.

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Tabitha 4 months ago

Probably only on the lowest couple floors. The reason the windows don’t open on upper floors is to prevent suicides. Besides, I wouldn’t want to open a window in a hotel room, especially on a lower floor, to keep from being robbed. Or worse.

3points

#63

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Some cars will roll all the windows down if you put your key in the door and hold it in the unlock position, same goes for locking position it will roll them up, pretty handy if you forgot to roll one up.

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Final score:

3points

PrettyJoyBird 4 months ago

Which brand of car is "some cars" ?

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#64

The cap on disposable pepper grinders can be left on to hold/transport the ground pepper and also keeps steam from getting into the grinder.

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#65

Swiping the little horizontal line at the bottom of your iPhone to the left or right when you have an app open allows you to go back and forth between apps that you frequent.

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3points

Kel_how 4 months ago

On Android, you can hit the square icon on the bottom right, if you have that menu setup instead of gestures.

2points

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#66

The instapot handle on the body fits the lid handle.

You can put the lid handle in the body handle so you don't have to put the wet dirty lid on the counter.

Final score:

2points

PrettyJoyBird 4 months ago

Come again i think i need a visual to help me understand

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#67

Some tent bags have a removable strip of fabric on the bottom that, when removed, makes extra space for repacking the tent.

Final score:

2points

Huddo's sister 4 months ago

I would assume it is to repair tent when needed

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#68

Many (not all) dishwasher front panels are color reversible.

Unscrew, slide out the front panel, and flip it over to change the color. Check instructions online or contact the manufacturer for instructions, and always disconnect power first for safety.

Usually the panel flips from white to black, but sometimes there are other hidden color combinations. This makes it easy for the manufacturer to ship out units in whatever color was ordered.

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2points

Boy-Ahn 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's not many, but some, if any.

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#69

There is a tiny k**b on the base of a combination square. You can unscrew it and have a scribe, arguably better than a pencil.

I find they tend to loosen and disappear over time, but great for when it is there.

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2points

Caitlin Davenport 4 months ago

K N O B, took me long enough to figure it out!

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#70

Some funko pop boxes contain a little plastic stand to clip under the figurine feet in order to stabilize it.

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2points

Sheena Leversedge Wood 4 months ago

particularly the dinosaurs. big heads on a therapod body are not stable

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#71

If you hold the RIGHT button in on your Casio F-91W wrist watch for 3 seconds, the word **Casio** appears on the screen. You're welcome.

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1point

keyboardtek 4 months ago

Very useful information. I will immediately go out and buy that model watch just to see that.

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#72

The clear section at the end of a lipstick tube that shows you the color can be removed. It's filled with more lipstick!

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1point

ॐBoyGanesh 4 months ago

Again, rather brand or era specific. A gross generalization.

3points

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#73

Many large appliances like washing machines have a diagnostic mode where you can test every mechanical function of the device for faults. Depending on the issue and model you have you can theoretically fix an issue without calling an expensive repairman over.

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1point

keyboardtek 4 months ago (edited)

When High Efficiency washers first came out, the Whirlpool model we bought would freeze every other use. We had to keep running the diagnostic mode and clear the "faults" the computer would find. The tech came out like four times. He replaced the mother board. He replaced the water level sensors. It was discovered the single bolt that secures a large drum with magnets to the bottom of the motor had come loose. It was not designed with a reverse thread so it comes loose when the motor turns. It wobbles and ruins the motor sensors. That washer did not even make it a year.

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#74

Cars

Most cars have a secret compartment to store your sunglasses, usually on the ceiling in front of the sun visors in the middle. recent Toyota Sequoias have five for some reason

Side panel of your car door tells you what to set your tire pressure for your car

Trunk/back of your car has a pull so that you can open your gas tank in case the switch in the front of the car doesn't work

By the odometer on your dashboard this small silhouette of a gas pump and an arrow which shows you what side she used to fill your gas tank.

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0points

keyboardtek 4 months ago

Ignore the tire pressure recommendation. I did this once and it underinflated my tires and I prematurely wore out the edges of the tread. Use the recommended inflation pressure that is on the tire.

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#75

The slots on your blade guard front of your chop saw is so you can look through the guard to see directly above the blade to line up the cut target, and not look around the side to line up target cut. It's hard to adapt at first, it is difficult to reprogram old habits.

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0points

Phantom Phoenix 4 months ago

Reading this has caused my brain to caused my brain to caused my brain to 💩

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#76

The smile on Scrub Daddy/Scrub Mommy is for spoons.

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Matthew Savestheworld 4 months ago

The show this on the side of the box.

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#77

So, before I say this, I realize you can use basically anything to do this, but, Maruchan ramen cups - the cardboard cover is designed to be removed and not torn off, then flipped upside down and there are little slits to fit the edges of the cup in to hold down the lid while it cooks.

It's useless, because again, you can use anything...like the fork you'll eat it with. It fits the topic though.

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-2points

#78

Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use Hairbrushes- many have a tiny ball at the end of the handle. If you pull that ball, it pops out to reveal a stick. That stick is used for cleaning the hair from your hairbrush and then it pops right back into the handle.

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Final score:

-2points

David 4 months ago

Some might, never seen it. A cheap comb works pretty well also.

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#79

On a Heinz bottle of ketchup the "57" glass on the bottle is where your supposed to tap it to make ketchup pour out faster.

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-2points

Matthew Savestheworld 4 months ago

Not 'Supposed to" just a trick someone made up. Hitting a bottle at an angle can help but they did not intentionally design a target.

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#80

Most can openers have a bottle opener at the end. Most wine openers with the two handles do, too.

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-2points

Romek Vili 4 months ago

Many knives have two edges. You shoult always use the sharp edge. When both are dull, you shouls sharpen it.

7points

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Kyiv-born, Vilnius-dwelling writer with a suitcase full of curiosity. My Master's in International Communication fuels my love for exploring different stories. Whether I'm putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), you might catch me out and about with my film camera, cycling around, or on a quest for the perfect coffee spot. Occasionally seen trying to find inner peace on the yoga mat.

Kyiv-born, Vilnius-dwelling writer with a suitcase full of curiosity. My Master's in International Communication fuels my love for exploring different stories. Whether I'm putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), you might catch me out and about with my film camera, cycling around, or on a quest for the perfect coffee spot. Occasionally seen trying to find inner peace on the yoga mat.

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Ali H M Salehuddin 4 months ago

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Makenzie McNeal 4 months ago

aw how'd you know 😔

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Auntriarch 4 months ago

The most useful thing I picked up here was from a fellow Panda's comment

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Kel_how 4 months ago

Yes, thank you fellow pandas for your wisdom!

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Terry Rex 4 months ago

I picked up a few useful things from the article.

9points

Beachbum 2 months ago

These were all very stupid, was hoping to learn some new info

1point

Duck 4 months ago

There are two keys on the keyboard, alt and F4. Pressing these enables a system that improves your life and reduces distractions on the computer. Press it again, then hit return for ultimate distraction killer Only works on windows.

1point

Brandon Parisien 4 months ago

Just because it's not here, and a car lover actually didn't know this: flip the tab on your rear view mirror at night so the jerk behind you doesn't blind you with their high beams ;)

1point

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

The standard power bricks for Apple Macintosh computers (the big ones, not the small blocks for iPhones or the medium blocks for iPads) have pop-out feet to wind the cord that goes from the brick to the computer around. You can wind the cord between the brick and the outlet (if you’re not using the adapter that plugs the brick directly into the outlet) around the brick between these feet, and then wind the other cord around the feet, using the clip that’s usually on it to clip it to itself, and it will hold both cords in place, no muss, no fuss. I don’t know that it’s specifically designed to do that, but I use this trick whenever I have to pack up my MacBook.

1point

Gobi Todic 3 months ago

Most of these so-called hidden features are in fact described in the manuals. So just RTFM.

0points

Danish Susanne 4 months ago

I totally enjoy these. If I already know something I can feel smug. If it is new to me I learn something useful.

0points

Kindly 4 months ago

My life has not been enhanced

0points

Will Cable 4 months ago

My favourite ones are how some Skoda cars have an ice scraper in the fuel filler flap and that there are slots inside some Volvo car door pockets for them.

0points

Jef Corb 4 months ago

Tough life we have eh?

-1point

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Ali H M Salehuddin 4 months ago

Bored Panda has a little X on top left of the screen. Click this is to exit the site because you and I have been browsing BP for far too long!

29points

Makenzie McNeal 4 months ago

aw how'd you know 😔

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Auntriarch 4 months ago

The most useful thing I picked up here was from a fellow Panda's comment

15points

Kel_how 4 months ago

Yes, thank you fellow pandas for your wisdom!

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Terry Rex 4 months ago

I picked up a few useful things from the article.

9points

Beachbum 2 months ago

These were all very stupid, was hoping to learn some new info

1point

Duck 4 months ago

There are two keys on the keyboard, alt and F4. Pressing these enables a system that improves your life and reduces distractions on the computer. Press it again, then hit return for ultimate distraction killer Only works on windows.

1point

Brandon Parisien 4 months ago

Just because it's not here, and a car lover actually didn't know this: flip the tab on your rear view mirror at night so the jerk behind you doesn't blind you with their high beams ;)

1point

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

The standard power bricks for Apple Macintosh computers (the big ones, not the small blocks for iPhones or the medium blocks for iPads) have pop-out feet to wind the cord that goes from the brick to the computer around. You can wind the cord between the brick and the outlet (if you’re not using the adapter that plugs the brick directly into the outlet) around the brick between these feet, and then wind the other cord around the feet, using the clip that’s usually on it to clip it to itself, and it will hold both cords in place, no muss, no fuss. I don’t know that it’s specifically designed to do that, but I use this trick whenever I have to pack up my MacBook.

1point

Gobi Todic 3 months ago

Most of these so-called hidden features are in fact described in the manuals. So just RTFM.

0points

Danish Susanne 4 months ago

I totally enjoy these. If I already know something I can feel smug. If it is new to me I learn something useful.

0points

Kindly 4 months ago

My life has not been enhanced

0points

Will Cable 4 months ago

My favourite ones are how some Skoda cars have an ice scraper in the fuel filler flap and that there are slots inside some Volvo car door pockets for them.

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Jef Corb 4 months ago

Tough life we have eh?

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