<story><title>Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago</title><url>http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51702/10-lifehacks-100-years-ago</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ronaldx</author><text>Starbucks UK have taken the advice from #6 (&amp;quot;How to keep your plants watered&amp;quot;) and accurately applied it to their teabags:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Loosely plait two or three strands of wool together, immerse completely in water, and place one end in the pail, weighted, and touching the bottom.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to their kindness in this matter, I no longer need to worry so much about watering my own hands.</text></comment>
<story><title>Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago</title><url>http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51702/10-lifehacks-100-years-ago</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>neilkimmett</author><text>I love how the instructions for &amp;quot;how to make a chair to cross a stream&amp;quot; are:
1. swim across the stream
2. make a chair to cross the stream</text></comment>