They are the practical skills that were once ingrained in every child by the time they reached their early teens – simple tasks like how to tie a reef knot, read a map or mend a bicycle puncture. But ...

The day wouldn't be complete without the reveal of another sweet life hack, and this one's pretty neat: It turns out we've been tying our shoelaces wrong this whole time. Using a reef knot — as ...

Five thousand years ago, the Egyptians used reef knots to fasten their belts. In the first century, Greek physicians employed both reef knots and clove hitches to tie surgical nooses. Today, these ...