Baking soda safely cleans just about anything and works mysteriously as a fabric softener and baking ingredient. But who can forget the most dynamic use of baking soda - to make volcanoes! Before there was Mentos and Coke, there was baking soda and vinegar. At least 1 kid in the class always tried to get into the science fair with the ole volcano trick - hooray! (via Amazon)

Gout sufferers take 1/4 teaspoon in 4 oz of water morning and at bedtime to maintain pH balance!