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De-stink your trashcan: Sprinkle baking soda in the bottom of smelly trash cans to cut the smell.

Fight bad breath: Mix 1 tablespoon baking soda with 8 ounces of water.

Leave the area and call the fire department immediately if the flames get out of hand or you feel unsafe. Heated baking soda emits carbon dioxide that smothers flames.

Fight fire: If a small grease fire breaks out, douse the flames in baking soda.

Freshen musty closets: Place an open box of baking soda on a closet shelf.

If the sponge still stinks, place it in the dishwasher during your next cycle.

Get rid of funky smells in sponges: Soak your sponge in a quart of water mixed with 4 tablespoons baking soda.

Freshen drains: When a foul odor rises from you sink, pour ½ cup baking soda down the drain, followed by warm tap water.Deodorize refrigerators: Store an open box of baking soda in the back of your fridge, which will neutralize odors.Boost laundry detergent: Add ½ cup baking soda to liquid laundry detergent to brighten and freshen clothes.Remove food stains from the oven: Spread baking soda on the bottom of your oven, spray with water or white distilled vinegar, and let set overnight.Neutralize carpet smells: Sprinkle baking soda onto the carpet or rug, let set overnight (or for as long as you can stand it), and vacuum.Remove floor scuffs: A little baking soda on a damp sponge will make floor scuffs disappear.Wash walls: Apply baking soda to a sponge, and gently scrub off crayon art, food stains, and scuffs from walls.If stains remain, soak overnight in the solution, or sprinkle baking soda on a sponge and scrub. Remove coffee stains: Say goodbye to coffee and tea stains on mugs and pots by washing them with a solution of ¼ cup of baking soda and 1 quart warm water.If that doesn’t work, boil a cup of water in the microwave the steam will loosen stubborn food stains. Clean the microwave: Sprinkle baking soda on a sponge and gently clean the inside of your microwave.Then scrub pots and pans with a sprinkle of baking soda on a damp sponge. Dissolve grease and gunk: Add 2 tablespoons baking soda to soapy dish water, and soak pots and pans covered in baked-on food.Rinse and wipe off the residue, then dry. Remove stains in bathrooms: Sprinkle a little baking soda on a damp sponge and scrub the tub, sink, tiles, and fixtures.