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Pass it on

8:46am Wednesday 12th March 2008

By Tim Quantrill »

When your toothbrush becomes too worn-out to be effective on your teeth, then it can have further use as a cleaning brush in hard-to-get-to spots around the house. Or reader John Taylor, of the Aire Valley, suggests passing it on to your children to use as a paint brush.

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