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Things you never knew you never knew (you know?)

• Writer: If you take your laptop with you everywhere and use it constantly, you’re liable to get a build-up of hairs, crumbs, and other detritus in the keyboard. To clean them out, take a Post-It note (the new ’super sticky’ kind especially good for this) and run the adhesive edge through the cracks in the keys. Doing this is also a great way to stall when you can’t think of what to write next.
• Baker: When making blueberry muffins (or any muffin with fruit, chocolate chips, etc), place the blueberries in a bowl with a dash of flour, then shake the bowl to coat them evenly with the flour. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins when you bake them.
• Bartender (or student!): To chill a bottle of white wine quickly, put the bottle in a bucket with ice, water and a large handful of salt. The salt reduces the freezing point of water and will allow it to become superchilled, which will in turn chill the bottle of wine in six minutes flat.

More at Tricks of the Trade.? The site is on hiatus currently, but there’s plenty of archives to keep you going.

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