Tea is a beverage loved by the masses. Usually, the leftover tea leaves after drinking tea are thrown away, but actually, used tea leaves have many uses.

1. When stewing beef, in addition to adding various seasonings, you can also add a small cloth bag of ordinary tea leaves and cook it together with the beef. The beef will cook faster and have a fresh, fragrant flavor.

2. After eating particularly spicy chili peppers, if the spiciness in your mouth is unbearable, you can first rinse your mouth with water, then chew a few dry tea leaves to eliminate the spicy taste.

3. Using discarded tea leaves to boil eggs results in a fresh and fragrant taste.

4. After eating raw onions or garlic, chew some used tea leaves in your mouth for a while to eliminate the odor of onions and garlic.

5. Soak meat in a 5% concentration of good tea water for a while before refrigerating. This not only improves the preservation of the meat but also makes it less prone to spoilage.

6. Using tea to quit smoking: People who need to rely on smoking to refresh themselves might try replacing cigarettes with tea. Oolong tea is particularly effective for quitting smoking.

7. While watching TV, drinking a cup of tea can effectively resist the harmful rays emitted by the TV picture tube. Tea can also stop the formation of nitrites, which are potential triggers for stomach cancer.

8. For containers with a fishy smell, boil discarded tea leaves in them for a few minutes to remove the odor.

9. If a cooking pot has a fishy smell, first wipe it with soaked tea leaves, then rinse with clean water to eliminate the smell.

10. Put a small amount of tea leaves into a thermos, then fill it with boiling water, cover it, and wait 20 minutes before drinking. The scale inside the thermos will gradually come off due to the action of the tea alkaloids. Repeating this a few times can remove the scale completely.

11. Bury fresh eggs in clean, dry tea residue and store them in a cool, dry place. The eggs can be preserved for about 2-3 months without spoiling.

12. Put dried, used tea leaves into a nylon sock and place it inside smelly shoes. The tea leaves will absorb moisture and eliminate odors. For an adult's shoe, about one cup of tea leaves is needed.

13. Place 50 grams of scented tea in a gauze bag and put it in the refrigerator to remove odors. After a month, take the tea leaves out, sun-dry them, and put them back in the gauze bag in the refrigerator. This can be repeated multiple times with good deodorizing effects.

14. For kitchen utensils stained with grease, wipe them several times with fresh, damp tea residue to remove the grease. If fresh tea residue isn't available, use dry tea residue soaked in hot water.

15. For painted doors, windows, furniture, or glass doors and windows dusty, wiping them with cold tea will make them particularly bright and clean.

16. Using tea residue to wipe mirrors, glass, doors, windows, furniture, formica boards, and mud stains on leather shoes is very effective for cleaning.

17. For oil stains on dark-colored clothes, rubbing them with used tea leaves can remove the stains.

18. New wooden furniture often has a pungent paint smell. Wiping it several times with tea water can make the odor fade away, working better than detergent.

19. New clothes or fabrics usually have a strong, unpleasant smell due to dyes. If not removed, it can be very uncomfortable to wear. Burning a handful of tea leaves and using the smoke can fumigate and remove the odor.

20. If brightly colored clothes have faded, rinsing them with tea water can help restore their original color.

21. Use a small handful of tea leaves to brew tea water, then use it to wash woolen sweaters. This can remove dirt and keep the colors bright. However, rinse several times with warm water after washing with tea.

22. Sprinkle used tea residue on tatami mats and then sweep with a broom to effectively remove dust.

23. Dry used tea leaves, gather them, and put them in a bag to make an excellent pillow stuffing. It's soft, fragrant, and helps reduce 'internal heat' (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine).

24. Mix dried tea leaves with charcoal powder and place them on burning coal to help maintain combustion.

25. Dry used tea leaves, grind them into powder, and store them. In winter, they can be used as kindling in a hand warmer, lasting long and burning easily.

26. Burning discarded tea leaves in toilets or poorly ventilated areas can eliminate bad odors.

27. Dry brewed tea leaves and burn them at dusk in summer to repel mosquitoes and insects. It's harmless to humans and gives off a light fragrance.

28. Putting tea residue in flowerpots helps maintain soil moisture. Mixed with soil and placed in a flowerpot, it can also serve as fertilizer for flowers.

29. Spreading tea seed cake powder by riversides can help kill snails (often referring to eliminating pests like Oncomelania snails, which are intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis).