The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Old News!

If you have a problem with leaky garbage bags, old news might be the best news for you! Throw in some old newspapers when you put a new trash bag in. It will absorb any leaky liquids that would have otherwise been spilling out of the bottom. Easy!

Wiped Bags

If you have an old container for plastic wipes, you also have a container for grocery bags! Just roll them up and stick them inside the empty container. Feel free to decorate it to make it better for your own styles.

The More You Know

The toilet is statistically the cleanest place in your home. Your desk, kitchen sink, and cellphone all have more bacteria.
If you've spilled candle wax on a piece of furniture, don't risk ruining the finish by trying to scrape it up. Simply fill a plastic bag with ice cubes, put it over the wax, and let it sit for a few minutes.
You make approximately a teaspoon of tears per hour.
Dentistry is the oldest profession in the world.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.