Problem spooning icecream out of a tub because it's frozen? Put the spoon in the microwave for 2 minutes on 1000W and you're good! dont do this it'll kill you
If you are away from news for a while and want to catch up search "[month] [year]" in Wikipedia. This will give you all the major world news for that month
Have an article on a webite split into many parts? If there's an option to print the article, it will open it up in a new window with the full article.
When house/apartment hunting, drive by at night.
Discover:
- What the parking situation is more likely to be.
- How safe you'll feel walking to/from your new place at night.
- etc
Put a sticker with a fake PIN number on your debit card. Make the numbers hard to read. If you lose it and someone tries to use it (3+ times) the terminal will lock your account and eat the card
When traveling abroad, adjust your name to the local language to make introducing yourself easier and less awkward
When I was in Birmingham and meeting a lot of new people I told them my name was Matt, not Matthias.