Vinegar is the secret to softer towels, whiter whites, and other laundry solutions

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Cleaning the home and doing the laundry can be an exhausting task many dread. On top of that, cleaning supplies such as detergents, all purpose cleaners, fabric softeners, stain removers, and more, can cost a fortune. At the same time, they often contain chemicals that can irritate the skin and harm the environment.

Luckily, there are other ways to keep your home and laundry clean.

One thing that we all have in our homes and is an affordable, eco-friendly option with many benefits for us and our household is the vinegar.

Thanks to its high acidity, distilled white vinegar is a versatile and powerful cleaner for various laundry tasks. With a pH of 2.5, it effectively removes stains and softens rough towels. At the same time, it can help eliminate the odor.

Take a look at the different uses of vinegar for laundry below.

1. Odor Remover

Vinegar is highly effective at neutralizing unpleasant odors of your clothes. It eliminates the bacteria responsible for odors such as mildew, sweat, and other unpleasant smells. For mildew in towels, add 2 cups of vinegar to hot water in the washing machine. To freshen clothes, add half a cup to a cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle.

2. Stain Remover

If you want to treat clothes that have stains, simply spray some vinegar on the spot before putting the clothing into the washing machine. For minor stains, soak the item in a solution of one cup of vinegar combined with two cups of warm water. For more stubborn stains, create a paste using one tablespoon of vinegar and one tablespoon of baking soda and rub it directly on the stain.

3. Color Protector

Adding a cup of vinegar to the final rinse cycle keeps the color of the dark clothes vibrant and prevents the detergent from fading them.

4. Static and Lint Reducer

Vinegar can also serve as an effective static and lint reducer in your laundry. Simply add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle to help reduce static cling in fabrics and loosen lint.

5. Fabric Softener Alternative

For removing any leftover detergent on your clothes and making sure they remain soft, add vinegar in the fabric softener compartment of the washing machine. This way your clothes will remain soft without spending any money on store-bought softeners.

If you have any concerns about your clothes smelling like vinegar, don’t worry because the smell fades away once the clothing, or the towel is completely dried.

Give these tips and tricks a try and let us know of the outcome.

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Newlywed couple from Tennessee lost their lives just 48 hours after tying the knot

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As reported by the Knoxville Police Department, Jessiah Plemons, 31, and Lily Rose, 25, along with their friend Madison Davis, 23, were driving on a highway exit ramp when their vehicle “left the roadway and struck a guardrail.” The three exited their Dodge and were waiting outside of it on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, when a Chevrolet truck struck them. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Jess and Lily kept their wedding a secret and later shared the big news on the social media, surprising their families and friends.

Jess’s mom, Michelle Plemons, was asked to take care of her son’s two children whom he took in from his sister in order to provide them with a better life. Lily also had two children on her own.

When someone knocked on her door, Michelle believed that her son and his wife arrived home after celebrating their marriage. Unfortunately, she couldn’t be more wrong.

“Next thing you know, I get a knock on my door. And it’s just, it’s every mother’s nightmare. Every mother’s nightmare,” she told WATE. “Jess was my everything, the glue that held our family together. Lily made my baby happy up until the very end.”

Jess’ sister, Milea Effler, also opened up about the tragedy and wrote on the GoFundMe page, “Jess was a great person. Many of you know how Jess struggled with his early life but was finally reborn out of addiction and had his life on track.

“He had taken in my niece and nephew as his own and decided they would have a better life.”

Lily’s cousin, August McClelland, said: “I think that’s what made it harder, is the fact that she was the happiest she’d ever been and it got taken away from her.”

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Lily’s family as well.

At the time, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Rest in peace.

The unanticipated birthday surprise

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Monica Pop

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Turning 80 years old is a very important milestone. It represents reaching a significant age that symbolizes a lifetime of experiences, wisdom, and accomplishments.

On the day he turned 80, a man who has described his relationship with his daughter as close, decided to spend the day with her and pay her a surprise visit.

Following his wife’s passing, the two haven’t seen each other very often, but they have talked on the phone daily.

As the man approached his daughter’s home and knocked on the door, she answered it and was very surprised to see him but wasn’t excited about the visit. What’s most, she asked him what he was doing there, which confused the elderly man who was convinced his daughter would be happy to see him.

“I wanted to spend my birthday with you,” he said, still puzzled by her strange behavior. What’s most, she asked him to leave right away.

His daughter has never treated him that way, which was a red flag. “Was something else going on?” he wondered.

As he turned around and left, he glanced at the house one single time and that’s when he noticed two armed men inside the house.

This explained everything. His daughter was forced to throw him out.

He quickly alerted the police and explained the situation, urging them to hurry.

Officers were at the scene in no time. They surrounded the daughter’s place and then entered inside forcefully. After a couple of minutes, which seemed like an eternity to the elderly man, they got outside with two men in handcuffs.

The man’s daughter came after them and hugged her father. “Dad, I’m so sorry,” she cried. “I was trying to keep you safe. Those men broke in just before you got here. I didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t want you to get hurt.”

He was happy things turned out fine and his daughter was safe.

They spent the rest of the day together and it was the best birthday he could ever ask for.

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Father and missing 6-year-old found fatally shot at remote campsite

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Brandi Morey-Pols and Michael S. Winchell shared a custody of their six-year-old son, Rowan M. Morey.

The boy would spend time with both his mother and father, but when Winchell failed to returned the boy home to his mom after a visit on Monday, Aug. 19, Morey-Pols knew something was very wrong and alerted the authorities who checked Winchell’s home. Neither he nor the boy were there so they started an extensive search.

Sadly, two days after the missing report was filed, Winchell and young Rowan were found dead inside a camper on East River Road in Chippewa Township.

Police suspects murder-suicide. Winchell killed his own son before taking his own life.

“I would always agonize over if he was going to come home or not; and this time, he didn’t,” devastated Morey-Pols said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. She recalled moments when her son’s father would shave the boy’s head if she did anything to upset him.

Disturbed by Winchell’s behavior, Morey-Pols spoke to Child Protective Services repeatedly, but said she would often be turned away.

“A mom is never wrong when she knows there’s something going on with her baby,” Morey-Pols said. “I knew. They just didn’t help.”

Rowan’s grandfather, Jerry Pols, said that the family court system has failed them for years concerning Winchell and his treatment of Rowan.

“We are not dealing with minor cracks in the system, but gaping holes that allow children like Rowan to fall through,” Pols said during Tuesday’s press conference. “Often with catastrophic consequences.”

We are sorry for the loss of Rowan, may he rest in peace.

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Here’s what you need to know about tonsil stones – the weird pimple-like growths in your throat

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Monica Pop

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If you struggle with bad breath, maybe you should check your tonsils and see if there are any white or yellow spots that on them.

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are made of bits of food, bacteria, or minerals such as calcium which get stuck in the folds and gaps of the tonsils. These stones or lumps have a cheese-like structure.

Except for bad breath and sometimes discomfort in the throat, these stones cause minimal symptoms.

According to research, around 10% of all people experience tonsil stones at some point in their life, but sometimes, they tend to disappear on their won.

Other symptoms of tonsils stones might be:

Sore throat or difficulty swallowing
Metallic taste in the mouth
Swollen tonsils
Ear pain or pressure
Persistent coughing
Tonsil infections

Since they are easily visible, no special tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis of tonsil stones. Sometimes, they can be discovered coincidentally when a person gets an X-ray or scans because of other reasons.

Diagnosing tonsil stones usually involves a simple physical examination of your throat and a review of your medical history.

So, what are some of the available options that can help you get rid of tonsil stones.

Self-removal: You can try gently removing the stones at home using a cotton swab or by gargling with saltwater to dislodge them. Do not try to use any sharp or pointy objects to avoid damaging your tonsils.
Medicated gargles: Antimicrobial mouthwashes or gargles may help reduce the build-up of bacteria and prevent the development of tonsil stones.
Oral irrigators: These devices can be used to flush out the tonsil crypts and remove any trapped debris.
Surgical removal: In severe cases, where tonsil stones are causing recurrent infections or significant discomfort, your doctor may recommend a tonsillectomy, which involves removing the tonsils.
Drinking carbonated beverages to assist in loosening the makeup of stones so that they eventually come out on their own.
Coughing to loosen the stones

Some of the ways to prevent tonsil stones are the following:

Regular gargling with a salt-water rinse
Maintaining good oral hygiene
Managing any allergies causing increased nasal mucus
Brushing or scraping your tongue regularly

Although tonsil stones are often harmless and can be treated at home, it’s always for the best to seek medical advice. Of course, don’t forget to follow good oral hygiene practices and take preventive measures.

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Excluded from my husband’s family dinners, I decided it was time to teach them a lesson

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Monica Pop

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Reddit is the place where people get the best advice when they find themselves in situations they have a hard time handling, so getting unbiased strangers’ outlook can truly come in handy.

A woman, 32, took to the social forum to share her story and ask if she had done the right thing when she decided to confront her husband about something that bothered her for a long time.

Namely, she and her husband, 35, have been married for three years, a period during which his family has been having regular dinners once a month. The thing is that while her brothers-in-law’s girlfriends are always invited, she’s sometimes asked to skip the dinner and stay home instead.

The last time she was asked “to sit this one out” by her husband, she agreed but made a reservation at the same restaurant without his knowledge.

When he left the house and headed towards the restaurant, she waited for around 15 minutes and went there by herself.

Once at the place, she sat at her table and ordered her favorite food. Her husband and his family were unaware of her presence until she went to the restroom and passed right by their table.

When her husband spotted her, he asked her what she was doing there, to which she replied that she was craving a steak and decided to treat herself with a nice dinner. Her mother-in-law dubbed her action rude.

The woman didn’t pay much attention to their words and got back to her table, finished her meal, and headed home.

When her husband arrived home shortly after, he started calling her names, claiming she was utterly disrespectful. The woman, however, demanded to know why she was regularly excluded from the family dinners when his brothers’ girlfriends were always welcome.

He refused to answer, but she wasn’t done getting to the bottom of the problem.

After a couple of days, the woman posted an update on Reddit thanking everyone who took their time to read her post and react to it. Most of the fellow Redditors wrote that what she did was right and encouraged her to get the answers she was looking for.

In her update, the woman explained that she pushed her husband into telling her what was really going on. He cracked under the pressure she placed on him and confessed that it was his mother who didn’t want her at those dinners.

It turned out that his mother believed the woman didn’t fit in with the family. When she asked him if she didn’t fit because of her race – she is half-Black – her husband denied the race was the issue. However, the hesitation in his voice said otherwise.

The woman kept asking, and her husband snapped and told her that his mother harbored resentment towards the woman’s race, her personality, her political beliefs, and past decisions, such as the one to spend Christmas with her husband and her own family on the first year they married.

The mother-in-law believed her son deserved someone better; someone who was more “like him.”

This revelation was a hurtful one, so the woman asked her husband if he needed some space from her, but even before he got to answer, she went to the bedroom and started packing her belongings. She spent the next couple of days at her sister’s place and hadn’t contacted him during that time.

In her second update, she wrote that she’s still considering her choices and doesn’t know if she would get back to her husband, but thanked everyone for their love and support.

One person wrote that when her brothers-in-law’s girlfriends ask why she and her husband are not together (at the time being), she should tell them the truth so that they know what kind of a person their future mother-in-law is.

Everyone agreed that the woman deserved someone who would stand up for her, not someone whose mother’s opinion is more important than his own wife.

What are your thoughts on this?

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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing – When you find out who she is, you will cry

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Monica Pop

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Dame Deborah James, host of the BBC’s You, Me and the Big C podcast, died aged 40.

James was a mother of two. She battled bowel cancer that she was diagnosed with in 2016.

Her passing was announced by her family who posted a tribute to her on the social media. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dame Deborah James; the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy,” the post read.

She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family.

James was an advocate for cancer awareness, and her recognition for cancer fundraising brought her a damehood.

She shared her personal struggles with cancer in order to “raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer,” her family said.

“Even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring.”

Following her diagnosis, after which she was only given two years to live by the doctors, James, who beat the odds and lived six years more than that, started a blog, Bowel Babe.

Through her blog, she tried to fight the taboos surrounding the life with this condition and was given a column in The Sun the following year.

This cherished deputy head teacher who specialized in computer science and e-learning started the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC along with fellow cancer fighters Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland, who died in 2019, a year after the podcast started.

In her first book that was published in 2018, F*** You Cancer: How to Face the Big C, Live Your Life, and Still Be Yourself, James addressed her children, Hugo and Eloise, who were nine and seven when she received her devastating diagnosis.

“Hugo and Eloise, you are my world. You are my everything and I love you beyond comprehension. Know that whatever happens I am with you, I’m at your side and I believe you can do anything you want to do. I’m so proud of you and all I ask for you in life is to make the most of every single day,” she wrote.

James’ Bowelbabe Fund that she set up in order to fund medical research into personalised medicine for cancer patients and to raise awareness of bowel cancer raised over £1m in the first month.

Dame Deborah James was an exceptional woman. May she rest in peace.

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Got $2 bills? You might be surprised by their value!

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The $2 bill was first introduced in 1862 during the Civil War to ease coin shortages. At the beginning, it featured Alexander Hamilton before switching to Thomas Jefferson. This bill has a fascinating history in American currency.

Throughout the years, the $2 bill wasn’t accepted by the public because they often associated it to bad luck. Its unpopularity continued into the 20th century, with Americans avoiding to use it for their daily transactions, and sticking to the $1 and $5 bills instead.

The U.S. government made an attempt to revive the $2 bill as part of the nation’s Bicentennial celebration back in 1976 by introducing a special edition featuring the signing of the Declaration of Independence on its reverse.

However, this design became popular with the collectors and further deepened the conception that the bill was only valuable as a collectible. This made many people hoard $2 bills, which further limited their circulation.

Despite the fact that it’s not used often in everyday life, the modern $2 bill isn’t particularly rare or valuable. Most $2 bills printed after 1976 are only worth face value unless they have distinctive features like star notes or errors such as double print.

Those $2 bills that can be worth more were printed between 1953 and 1963. The pre-1928 large-size notes can also be of greater value, with the rarest examples selling for hundreds of dollars depending on their condition.

One of the reasons why the $2 bill was never truly accepted by the public was practical. Namely, cash registers that are designed without a designated slot for the denomination made it inconvenient for retailers to handle.

This, along with people’s preference for multiples of 1 and 5, contributed to the bill’s decline in popularity.

The $2 bill remains fully legal tender, of course.

According to the Federal Reserve, about 1.2 billion 2-dollar bills are in current circulation. And although this might seem like a huge number, if we make a comparison to the 11.7 billion 1-dollar bills in circulation, the difference is obvious.

Even today, the $2 bill is wrapped around enigma because of its rare use, making it a conversation starter for those who stumble upon it.

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1. Odor Remover

2. Stain Remover

3. Color Protector

4. Static and Lint Reducer

5. Fabric Softener Alternative

He quickly alerted the police and explained the situation, urging them to hurry.

If you struggle with bad breath, maybe you should check your tonsils and see if there are any white or yellow spots that on them.

According to research, around 10% of all people experience tonsil stones at some point in their life, but sometimes, they tend to disappear on their won.

The last time she was asked “to sit this one out” by her husband, she agreed but made a reservation at the same restaurant without his knowledge.

He refused to answer, but she wasn’t done getting to the bottom of the problem.

The mother-in-law believed her son deserved someone better; someone who was more “like him.”

The $2 bill remains fully legal tender, of course.

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