Ever since we have got microwave ovens, all we have used them for is to make or heat food. However, there is so much more that these scientific wonders can be used for, and given below are some such uses of microwaves that you would have never thought about.

1. If you want to finally cleanse your sponge and free it from all the infected bacteria, microwave it. This would kill all the bacteria, and your sponge would not be a hub of germs anymore.

2. If you are a collector of stamps and have got one that's there on the paper, put a drop of water on the stamp and microwave it for 10-15 seconds. It would come right off.

3. If you don't have a heating pad and have suffered a muscle injury, you can make a heating pad using the microwave. Here is how you can do that, using a sock and some rice.

4. If you want to heat the pizza that has gone cold, do that in the microwave by keeping a glass of water in a microsafe glass. 

5. If you want to peel the skin off garlic cloves but don't have the patience that it demands, microwave them for 15 seconds. Cool them down and they would come off easily.

6. If you want to have better plants in your garden, sterilize the soil by keeping it inside a plastic container for 2 minutes and microwaving it.

7. Microwaving citrus fruits for 15 seconds makes them release more juice, that might go waste when the fruits are dry.