Hair curler

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Lady Gaga popularised the look of using Diet Coca-Cola cans as hair curlers in her “Telephone” video. The practicality remains debatable.

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The Coca-Cola formula even extends into cleaning windows. The citric acid works like other cleaning products with citrus fruit to remove smudges and streaks from windows.

Bug control

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Coca-Cola is great at bug control it turns out but for different reasons than you might think. The sweet syrup of Coca-Cola and other soft drinks attract ants, which feed on the larva of pests that plague crops. An article by BBC News said in 2004, farmers in India even turned to using soft drinks as pesticides because they were cheaper than pesticides.

Gum remover

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Since Coca-Cola contains phosphoric acid, it neutralises the stickiness of the gum. After soaking the affected hair in Coca-Cola for a few minutes, the gum should slide off.

Colour fader

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The citric acid of Coca-Cola is believed to have the ability to lighten hair. The veracity of such claims is disputed but it hasn’t stopped people from trying.

Dish washer

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Much like removing rust, Coca-Cola can clean up cast-iron skillets in a jiffy.

Defroster

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On those cold mornings when frost builds up on the windshield of your car, try jumpstarting the defrosting with a can of Coca-Cola. The acid will help remove the frost and get you on your morning commute.

Compost invigorator

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A sluggish compost pile can be energised with a shot of Coca-Cola. The citric acid will spur decomposition of organic material and attract the micro-organisms that help compost piles.

Coin polisher

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Coca-Cola can shine up any coin because of its slight acidity.

Curly hair

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When Suki Waterhouse, a British supermodel who starred in Insurgent, revealed she washes her hair in Coca-Cola, it sent some scrambling for soda to get their hair to look fuller and tousled.

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