20 Ridiculous Sounding Life Hacks That Actually Work

12. Chew Gum While Cutting Onions

Anyone who's ever chopped an onion knows that once you begin slicing, the stinging starts and before you know it, tears are streaming down your face. This is something we all definitely want to avoid. Chewing gum while cutting onions prevents tears by forcing you to breathe through your mouth. This disperses the irritant produced by onions so that a significantly smaller amount reaches the eye glands, preventing them from being irritated enough to release tears.

11. Heartburn Med 'TUMS' Help Mouth Ulcers

A mouth ulcer or 'canker sore' is a painful open sore inside the mouth caused by a break in the mucous membrane. Placing a TUM or another calcium rich antacid onto the ulcer and letting it dissolve will reduce pain and inflammation, making it heal much more quickly.

10. Heal Paper Cuts With ChapStick

Sure it does great at protecting your lips from sun and wind, but there is another great use for ChapStick; it will immediately stop the pain and quickly heal a paper cut. Paper cuts are tiny, but uncomfortable, but if you can simply apply some clear ChapStick to the area it will immediately ease the discomfort and pain. The lip balm will keep the air from hitting the nerves, and the lip balm ingredients will help to heal the cut quickly. This also works well if you ever nick yourself shaving.

9. Put Smelly Shoes In The Freezer To Make Them Stink Less

Putting stinky shoes in the freezer overnight will kill the bacteria responsible for producing the odours and they will come out smelling much fresher. You may want to let them warm up a little before you put them on your feet though.