Humor, History
More Awesome 100-Year-Old Life Hacks You Need To Try
And, yes, these still work!
The term “life hacks” may be new, but people have always loved short-cuts that make everyday tasks a little easier. In the early 1900s, British cigarette company Gallaher began printing life hacks on the cardboard stiffeners inserted in paper cigarette packages. While some of the life hacks don’t stand the test of time, most of them are still surprisingly good a hundred years later.
A life hack is any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life. — Wikipedia
Corky’s Revenge
Don’t you hate when those pesky corks don’t let you shove them in the bottle like good little stoppers? You may try trimming the corks, but you’ll also get cork dandruff in your wine, and that’s no good for anyone! Instead, roll those suckers under your shoe! Sure your chardonnay will taste like a foot, but at least it will stay fresh! Who the heck wants moldy, old wine anyway?
It may happen that the cork is slightly too large for the bottle you wish…
