The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Buff the Scuffs

While you don't necessarily stare at your skirting boards often, they can really make or break the overall presentation of a room. To keep them looking good, fill in the nail holes and buff out scuffs that have appeared over time. The best product for nail holes is wood putty because it allows you to skip having to repaint the entire board.

The More You Know

Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
To make it easy to stow and reuse plastic bags, make a dispenser from a discarded 2-liter soda bottle. Cut off the top and bottom with a razor knife. Then screw the dispenser to a cabinet door or closet wall (or attach with hook-and-loop tape).
Sesame Street is now a real place.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.