73. How To Use Chopsticks

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Don’t be the one American dude at the Chinese restaurant who has to ask for a fork. Learn how to use those chopsticks like a pro. Two important tips: first, stay loose. Clenching tightly will only make it harder. Second, only the top stick moves. The bottom stick stays steady. 

74. How To Unclog a Toilet

We all have the ability to clog a toilet, so you’d best learn how to unclog one too. First and foremost, buy a good toilet plunger (not one of those cheap-o ones) and keep it in your bathroom. With the toilet bowl filled with water, use the plunger to create a tight seal and give it three or four good, solid pumps. 

75. How To Prune Trees and Shrubs

Most bushes and small trees prefer to be pruned in late winter, while dormant before any new spring growth has started (though there are exceptions). Prune away any dead, dying, or broken branches, as well as any that cross or grow inward or downward. As a general rule, you should remove no more than 20% of a tree’s canopy when pruning. 

76. How To Open a Bottle Without a Bottle Opener

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There are ways to open a beer bottle using a lighter, belt buckle, ring, or countertop. Master them, and you’ll always be able to access your favorite suds when no one thought to bring a bottle opener. 

77. How To Open Wine Without a Corkscrew

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Okay, you have a few options here. You can push the cork into the bottle using a butter knife or spoon handle, but the cork will then be inside the bottle, and it may crumble a bit, leaving bits of cork in your wine. You can also insert a serrated knife into the cork at about a 45-degree angle, and slowly start twisting to work the cork out. Be cautious so the cork doesn’t fall apart.

78. How To Build a Shed

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Building a shed is kind of like building a house, only smaller. And the stakes are lower because, you know, you don’t have to live in it. But going through the process will teach you some next-level carpentry and construction skills, from framing the walls to setting the roof joists. These are things every guy should know.