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<blockquote data-quote="fahim91" data-source="post: 19733104" data-attributes="member: 352736"><p><span style="color: Navy"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px">Back in the day - the early 1900's to be exact - cigarette manufacturers began inserting "stiffening cards" into their packs to make them sturdier and more reliable, enabling cigarettes to last longer.</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Navy"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Navy"><span style="font-size: 15px">Eventually though, someone at UK-based Gallaher Cigarettes had a revelation. Why not make these cards useful in some way? So, without delay, they thought up a series of 100 "How to do it" stiffening cards for their cigarettes, each with their own practical tip and corresponding visual aid pictures - or what we'd refer to today as, "life hacks." Here are some of our favorites, that still very much apply today.</span></p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><p style="text-align: center">1. How to pull out long nails.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">--------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/64611acc8d5539469fc4191ef2374c11.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/1120829596aaf048ea317002ed60b5ef.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">2. How to kill a tree stump.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">-----------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/a75d2befd4a61c370b1b24b304b62883.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/68ae289714912a13edbed6e2c9aed567.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">3. How to make a simple gate latch.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">-------------------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/03575705c6821993a4e37e0e500f321a.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/db246996d6e36a99ba6d62f53c21bd9f.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">4. How to make corks fit.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/ee16969c4b20df0ed19ac49332540ff2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/89acf396e85b4643d5b50a9f29d96238.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">5. How to make a fire extinguisher.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">-----------------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/0f93650607b16cc85786188e2fa195d3.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/1f8ac49779145c62fff0c3ce45ffa566.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">6. How to make a water fountain for chicks.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">-------------------------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/80e7e9b47dbdd2046369a0b0793ce768.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/242f892089df78f7cf169fd4c1a4c6a4.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">7. How to adjust a door.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">-----------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/a60abe52ed94ee6cce273b19b0d22f1f.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/14b80d839eb45603627366a2acbfc54a.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">8. How to cool wine without ice.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">------------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/5386b8b585fcc60473a73ad1585415a9.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/075318c1f222dbd96ace55e5e4d77b26.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">9. How to clean an oil painting.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">------------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/013410c7e78d5bf59096373f3ddf7f77.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/b4dcebebd29c29ec02e7dac423a57628.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">10. How to extract a splinter.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px">----------------------------</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/d6897643c75c9921641fe740172b4e87.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/e73dfefc67f900eb2282d07773d513b0.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p><p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Magenta">Source - OMGfacts</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fahim91, post: 19733104, member: 352736"] [COLOR="Navy"][CENTER][SIZE="4"]Back in the day - the early 1900's to be exact - cigarette manufacturers began inserting "stiffening cards" into their packs to make them sturdier and more reliable, enabling cigarettes to last longer. Eventually though, someone at UK-based Gallaher Cigarettes had a revelation. Why not make these cards useful in some way? So, without delay, they thought up a series of 100 "How to do it" stiffening cards for their cigarettes, each with their own practical tip and corresponding visual aid pictures - or what we'd refer to today as, "life hacks." Here are some of our favorites, that still very much apply today.[/SIZE][/CENTER][/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkGreen"][SIZE="4"][CENTER]1. How to pull out long nails. -------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/64611acc8d5539469fc4191ef2374c11.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/1120829596aaf048ea317002ed60b5ef.jpeg[/IMG] 2. How to kill a tree stump. ----------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/a75d2befd4a61c370b1b24b304b62883.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/68ae289714912a13edbed6e2c9aed567.jpeg[/IMG] 3. How to make a simple gate latch. ------------------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/03575705c6821993a4e37e0e500f321a.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/db246996d6e36a99ba6d62f53c21bd9f.jpeg[/IMG] 4. How to make corks fit. ------------------------ [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/ee16969c4b20df0ed19ac49332540ff2.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/89acf396e85b4643d5b50a9f29d96238.jpeg[/IMG] 5. How to make a fire extinguisher. ----------------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/0f93650607b16cc85786188e2fa195d3.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/1f8ac49779145c62fff0c3ce45ffa566.jpeg[/IMG] 6. How to make a water fountain for chicks. ------------------------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/80e7e9b47dbdd2046369a0b0793ce768.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/242f892089df78f7cf169fd4c1a4c6a4.jpeg[/IMG] 7. How to adjust a door. ----------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/a60abe52ed94ee6cce273b19b0d22f1f.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/14b80d839eb45603627366a2acbfc54a.jpeg[/IMG] 8. How to cool wine without ice. ------------------------------ [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/5386b8b585fcc60473a73ad1585415a9.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/075318c1f222dbd96ace55e5e4d77b26.jpeg[/IMG] 9. How to clean an oil painting. ------------------------------ [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/013410c7e78d5bf59096373f3ddf7f77.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/b4dcebebd29c29ec02e7dac423a57628.jpeg[/IMG] 10. How to extract a splinter. ---------------------------- [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/d6897643c75c9921641fe740172b4e87.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://res.cloudinary.com/spartz/image/upload/c_lfill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_60,w_806/v1/prod/images/e73dfefc67f900eb2282d07773d513b0.jpeg[/IMG] [/CENTER][/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Magenta"]Source - OMGfacts[/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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