I love my vacuum cleaner, but I have no idea what to do with some of those attachments. (I call the long tube extension “the spider catcher.”) Luckily, Real Simple has this graphic of pretty much every vacuum attachment that exists, from basic to super specific.

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A single Gatorade Whey Protein Bar boasts 20 grams of protein, which is great news for athletes and anyone trying to get more protein in their diet. The devil in the details, though, is that it also contains 28 grams of sugar and 30 percent more calories than a Snickers bar. Essentially, it’s marketing and the health halo all wrapped in one sinister package.

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In today’s best deals, Anker makes string lights, touchscreens come to your universal remote, and bluetooth speakers float.

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The web is rife with annoyances. Pop-over ads when you visit a page that you have to dismiss, sites that auto-play audio even in background tabs, pages that reload and take all the text you entered with it, they all suck. Here are some browser add-ons that make the web a better place for everyone.

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If, like me, your credentials as a woodsman come primarily from watching movies set in the woods, you might think you can just swing any ax down the center of a log to split it. That’s not quite right. Like many things in life, you need the right tool for the job.

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