Vinegar can be used to shine patent leather and be added to boiled rice to make it fluffier. WD-40 removes the residual gunk from places duct tape once stuck, protects silver from tarnishing, and gets rid of black scuff marks on floors. Coca-Cola tenderizes and adds flavor to pot roast, kills slugs, neutralizes jelly-fish stings, and cleans car battery terminals.
These are some of the tidbits rounded up in a neat Len Penzo post, which features only a partial list of the uses of six products just about everybody has in their homes. The other multi-multi-use products are baking soda, fabric softener sheets, and paper towels, which can relieve diaper rash and sunburns, serve as a bug repellent, and work as a sub if you’re out of coffee filters, respectively.