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Mopping may be a necessary task, but it’s not inherently clear how often we’re supposed to be making it happen. That’s why Mental Floss and Roborock have teamed up to get to the bottom of it.

Presented by: Roborock

Not a lot of time to clean? Not a problem.

Mental Floss and Roborock have teamed up to share six easy tips for cleaning your house in no time.

Presented by: Roborock

Enlist the help of a robot vacuum to make cleaning a snap.

Mental Floss and Roborock have teamed up to share six simple tips for keeping your house clean without compromising cleanliness.

Presented by: Roborock

If you've ever drowned a houseplant, it's time to switch to the ice cube method.

Make your pup's beach day dreams come true by protecting them from the sun.

Though fur offers some protection, it's still possible for dogs to get sunburned.

If you find yourself in this situation, don't panic.

Use these tips to remove stubborn ketchup and mustard stains from your clothing.

Use these tips to conquer your TBR pile.

Slogging through dense passages can be time-consuming, mentally exhausting, and hard on your eyes. Speed up the process—without sacrificing comprehension—with these tricks.

Thanks to Good Housekeeping, you never have to wonder how often to clean everything in your house.

Learn what tasks you should be doing every day, and what you can leave until next month.

If you find yourself at a royal breakfast table, make sure you follow proper pastry protocol.

If you want to achieve your goals in 2023, this New Year’s resolutions calculator can help.

Get your new year off to a stellar start.

Here are 15 products that can help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions, including innovative water bottles, notebooks, and more.

Mental Floss and Cheribundi have teamed up to share these six simple tips—all backed by science—for increasing and improving your rest.

Presented by: Cheribundi

Not using going forward could actually help you go forward.

It’s not explicitly considered bad email etiquette to write ‘going forward,’ but it could come off as passive aggressive.

If you suffer from allergies, here are some simple cleaning tips that will help rid your home of dust and other common irritants.

You don’t *have* to remove sticker residue from glass jars before you reuse them, but you probably want to.

For safety’s sake, if you have a driveway on your property, ice eradication should be a top priority. Here are four tried and tested strategies you can choose from.

Because the messages start coming and they don't stop coming.

Unsubscribing from text alerts and leaving group messages might be a good long-term solution to your unread text problem—but here’s a quicker fix.

Here are clear directions for a clear windshield.

Foggy glass can make your drive dangerous—here’s how to get rid of it quickly (and how to avoid it in the first place).

If you find a tick on your body, don't panic—removing it the right way fast drastically reduces your chances of contracting any diseases it might be carrying.

It took them a while to agree on which podcast to listen to.

Planning a road trip during the coronavirus pandemic is a little more complicated—here’s how to hit the road safely.

When it came to books, Albert Einstein subscribed to the "oldie but goodie" mentality. He wasn't the only one.

These reading quotes from Albert Einstein, Theodore Roosevelt, and more might help you choose your next great read.

This man is so good at using Google Docs that he doesn't even need both hands.

From helpful keyboard shortcuts to adding handwritten signatures, these tips will make you a Google Doc wizard.

Grocery shopping is still a necessary errand for many—here’s our best advice for how to get it done safely.

As long as you're careful, cleaning your laptop can be an easy DIY project.

All it takes is a can of compressed air and a little homemade computer cleaner to keep coronavirus and other germs away from your laptop.

You’re Not Mopping Your Floors Enough

6 Simple Tricks For Cleaning Your House in Half The Time

6 Simple Ways to Keep Your House Spotless Without Compromising Cleanliness

Serial Houseplant Killer? This Simple Trick Will Help Ensure You Don't Commit Another Herbicide

Yes, Dogs Can Get Sunburned—Here's How to Protect Them

How to Remove Stubborn Ketchup and Mustard Stains

7 Tips for How to Read Faster (and Still Understand What You Read)

Here's How Often You Should Clean Everything In Your House

Proper Pastry-Eating Etiquette, According to a Royal Butler

This Online Calculator Makes It Easy to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

15 Products to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

6 Simple Ways to Get a Better Night's Sleep, According to Science

Going Forward, You Might Want to Stop Saying Going Forward In Your Emails

8 Cleaning Tips for Allergy Sufferers

How to Remove a Sticker From 5 Different Surfaces

4 Ways to De-Ice Your Driveway

Here’s a Simple Way to Mark the 100 Texts You Haven’t Yet Read as ‘Read’ on Your iPhone

How to Defog Your Windshield Quickly, According to a Former NASA Engineer

How to Remove a Tick Safely and Effectively

9 Expert Tips for Safe Road Trips This Summer

7 Pieces of Reading Advice From History’s Greatest Minds

13 Handy Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Using Google Docs

11 Tips for Avoiding Germs at the Grocery Store

How to Clean Your Germy Laptop in 4 Easy Steps