In 1964, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, has been jailed for sabotage . He spent... (read more)

By July 1989, the Berlin Wall border length around West Berlin is 96 miles (155 km). For map and more details about Berlin Wall, go to www.berlin.de/mauer/verlauf/index/index.en.php (read more)

There was a border between east and west Berlin, but people could cross the border freely until 13th August 1961. The leaders of the Communist parties of the Commecon decided to close the open border between East and West after a 3 day meeting in Moscow.... (read more)

There are many ways to fold napkins. If you just want a simple and quick way to fold your napkins and put them into glasses, you can watch the following video: (read more)

Fabric blinds are usually made into Roman blinds, which are attached to a batten at the top of the window with Velcro and have a series sods sewn at regular intervals along the length of the blind. (read more)

Most of the roller blinds are washable. You can test it by sprinkling a little water on a corner of the roller blind. If the water does not sink in, you can wash it. (read more)

Although venetian blinds are stylish, they tend to accumulate grease and dust, and are very difficult to clean.You need to clean your blinds at... (read more)

Washing machines are very common household goods nowadays with new models developed every year. How often do you replace your washing machine, every 5 years or even longer? (read more)

It is not hygiene to use a dirty comb. To keep combes clean, you need to wash them at least once a month. Prepare a bowl of luke warm... (read more)

You need to wash your brushes at least once a month no matter its a bristle brush, a plastic brush or a rubber brush. Remove hair from... (read more)

If its a piece of plain platinum jewellery, it can be generally washed. It can also be washed if it set with diamonds, garnets, sapphires, amethysts, rubies. Do not wash if it contains emeralds, aquamarines, opaque stones (e.g. pearls). (read more)

How often do you wash your make up brushes? Once in several months? Actually, they need to be washed at least once a month, ideally once every two weeks. If you have had skin or eye infection, you need to wash your make up brushes every time after use. (read more)

If you wash lead crystal glasses in the dishwasher, it will soon develop a bloom. The bloom is very difficult to remove, so always wash them by hand. Before starting... (read more)

Never wash your expensive fine china in the dishwasher as the chemicals in the dishwasher detergent can be very hash and often take the glaze off your china. Remember nothing is 100% dishwasher safe and always wash your fine china by hand if you want... (read more)

Sliver reacts to sulphur and forms a yellow film, which then turns brown and goes black eventually. Unfortunately, items used in the daily life like newspaper, wool, rubber, eggs, spinach, onions, mayonnaise all contain sulphur, even the air contains... (read more)

You may heard that freezing silver candlesticks can remove wax, but this is a misconcept. Most of the silver candlesticks are not made of 100% silver. They often contain other metals in addition to silver. Since different metals contract at different... (read more)

Most of us enjoy grilled food, but very few of us like to clean grill pans as they seem take ages to get clean. Ideally, the grill pan should be... (read more)

A self-cleaning oven does not mean the oven can clean itself automatically. You still have to run the self-cleaning cycle. Always read the manufacturer's instructions carefully first. The mechanism of a self-cleaning oven is that the oven heats to a... (read more)

While fridges are one of the best inventions in the Twentieth Century, they are not always the best place to store foods. There are some foods for which refrigeration does more harm than good. (read more)

Same as the other housework, the best thing to do is to clean it regularly because a dirty oven is very trick to clean and time-consuming. However, cleaning the oven is often one of the most neglected jobs in your kitchen. Before you use any methods... (read more)