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    20 Popular Pinterest Tips That Are Bold-Faced Lies

    Hate to be the pin buster here, but SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT.

    1. Tip: use a can opener to open a frustrating clamshell package.

    2. Tip: Mountain Dew mixed with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda makes an easy glowing lantern.

    3. Tip: put dryer sheets in a spray bottle with some rubbing alcohol and fill with warm water to create a fragrant room spray.

    4. Tip: lighting a dandelion on fire gives you a rainbow burst of flames.

    5. Tip: microwave mac 'n' cheese in a mug makes a quick and tasty dinner.

    6. Tip: spray your nails with cooking spray and they'll dry instantly.

    7. Tip: heat up some vanilla extract in a pot to make your home smell great.

    8. Tip: use a rubber band to extract a stripped screw.

    9. Tip: put glowsticks in a balloon and let them float in your pool.

    10. Tip: mix together water, brown sugar, and yeast to trap mosquitoes.

    11. Tip: filling balloons with baking soda and vinegar is a good substitution for helium.

    12. Tip: mix cocoa powder with lotion to create self-tanner.

    13. Tip: spray a mixture of brown sugar and water into your hair for a DIY hair straightener.

    14. Tip: baking soda and peroxide will remove the baked-on burnt-on gunk from your pans.

    15. Tip: blow nail polish through a straw to get splatter paint nails.

    16. Tip: twisting a lock of hair and flat ironing it will give you beachy waves.

    17. Tip: shaving cream and Listerine will remove callouses.

    18. Tip: put Sriracha in a spray bottle for easy application.

    19. Tip: paint planters with glow-in-the-dark paint.

    20. Tip: cut off a piece of Magic Eraser and let it float in the toilet. The toilet bowl ring will magically disappear!