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Hot water bottles are great for muscle spasms and other aches, but you don’t always have one handy. The next time you need one in an emergency, this hack by redditor the_incredible_ape might help.

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If you have used a slow cooker, you know that the burnt remnants can be a pain to scrub off completely. But here’s a secret: keeping the slow cooker going and adding water will actually make it easier.

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If you are bad at remembering to water your plants, Grant Thompson has a great hack for you: just use diapers! In the above video, Thompson shows how you can use any pack of diapers to make “super-absorbent hydro-soil” for your plants.

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Halloween is just around the corner and if you haven’t got your decorations done, there’s no need to worry. BuzzFeed’s little video will take you through six really easy spooky decoration hacks that you can do in a pinch.

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Google is a more powerful tool than most people realize. You can get much more refined searches with Google's built-in tools, advanced operators, and third-party extensions. You can also use it for some pretty cool stuff if you know the right tricks. Here are 10 of our favorite lesser known tricks and features.

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The next time you want to ask someone for a favor, try apologizing first. Apologizing for what? Anything at all, even the rain!

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Peeling apples isn't exactly difficult, but if you have a ton to peel (and you don't have a tabletop apple peeler), it can be time consuming. When we stumbled on this method from Instructables user bricobart, we had to give it a try. Good news, it works! Kind of.

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Most people wouldn't opt for pine needles when in the mood for a good tea, but they have a variety of health benefits including quite a bit of vitamin C. If you want to make your own healthy cup, you only need a few things.

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'Time to go' Inside NoVA Showcase Furniture is closing its doors after several decades of operation in the Manassas area. Posted: Sunday, October 27, 2013 11:05 am | Updated: 11:15 am, Sun Oct 27, 2013. 'Time to go' 0 comments. Posted on October 27, 2013. Aileen Streng.

Novant Health, fire and rescue join Pink Glove Dance Competition Inside NoVA Novant Health joined the global Pink Glove Dance Competition for 2013 designed to build awareness for breast cancer, spread hope and joy as well as raise funds. Its online submission went live Friday. Click here to watch and vote for the video.

Weird Virginia/DC: Woman Bites Cop, Cake Boss, Stuck Cat, Naked at the Marina Patch.com Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings-on over the past week. With Halloween coming and insults flying about ... and more »

- The Justice Department says for the first time that it intends to use information gained from one of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance programs against an accused terrorist, setting the stage for a likely Supreme Court test of the Obama administration's approach to national security.

- Lou Reed was a pioneer for countless bands who didn't worry about their next hit single.

- Police on Sunday worked to piece together what sparked a shooting at a Phoenix apartment complex that left five people and two dogs dead.

Sorry, Ghostbusters. A new paranormal poll finds that most Americans aren't afraid ghosts - even though they believe in them.

- Marcia Wallace, who was the voice of scoffing schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons" and played wisecracking receptionist Carol on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the 1970s, has died. She was 70.

In 2007, lawmakers added gender identity to Iowa's nondiscrimination policies.

- Police were investigating a deadly shooting in this Mojave Desert city when they got a chilling call -- from the killer.

A disabled Marine athlete is making a gift to a Hagerstown boy who admired Sgt. Jeff Chaffin's racing machine.

- A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.

A Bowie, Md. man faces arson charges for a Wednesday morning fire where two Chihuahuas had to be saved from the home.

Police are honoring one of their K9 hero's, "Rebel" who died in the line of duty on this day in 1984.

Darrell Wallace Jr. became the first African-American driver to win in one of NASCAR's national series in nearly 50 years, capturing the Camping World Truck Series race Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.

Our Monika Samtani concludes her Extra Mile series on the initiative with a 'road rules' quiz. 

Maureen Gilronan's 7-month-old puppy Inky has such good manners, he opens the door for her 14-year-old dog Scooby. 

Trunks-or-treat events abound for Halloween Inside NoVA Area churches and community groups in recent years have come up with a safe and fun alternative to going door to door asking for candy –- trunk-or-treating. Volunteers gather in parking lots, their car trunks filled with candy and other treats, and ... and more »

- William Potts burned with the desire to change the world. Nothing really turned out the way he planned.

- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck offshore of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant early Saturday, triggering small tsunamis but causing no damage.

- A Malaysian university faced public criticism Thursday for awarding an honorary doctorate in economics to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose country is among the poorest in the world.

- We all know to back up our files and photos, but what about our castles and churches?