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Though it’s literally impossible to know everything there is to know in the universe, there are some fundamental things about being a human being in the modern world that everyone should strive to know. Core skills like cooking and cleaning allow you to be self-sufficient. Meanwhile, knowing how antibiotics work, why cat bites can be dangerous, and what chemicals to never ever mix together can actually end up saving your life.

Reddit users had a very informative discussion on r/NoStupidQuestions in a thread that went viral. They shared the pieces of ‘basic’ knowledge that everyone should know, but that a scary number of people may be oblivious about. Check out what they feel is vital to know in the 21st century as you keep scrolling.

Bored Panda got in touch with Glenn Geher, Ph.D., who was kind enough to shed some light on the evolutionary reasons why people might get embarrassed about not knowing something that others do. He also shared his thoughts on how to fill those knowledge gaps and whether it's easier to survive in the modern world than in the far past. Geher is a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author, and you'll find our full interview with him as you read on.

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Best research shows genetically linked but features tend to appear in child around same time as rounds of vaccines...there's a slew of parents never diagnosed as children but realize they need assessment as well when their child is diagnosed with asd. & voila, the parent discovers they have asd too - vaccines causing asd is nonsense

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge It's "should've" "could've" "would've", not "should of", "could of", or "would of"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should’ve = should have; could’ve = could have; would’ve = would have. Should of, etc., make no sense.

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Flushable wet wipes are absolutely not flushable

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. There should be massive class actions against any corporation labeling a wipe as flushable - not just by the homeowners’ who has had their house flooded, but by every council, town, and city that has its sewers backed up, and by every plumber who has had to deal with the clogs.

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Bored Panda wanted to get Professor Geher's thoughts on the evolutionary perspective behind embarrassment at one's knowledge gaps. 

"In so many ways part of the human social experience pertains to seeking some sort of status within a group," he said.

"If you're the one who does not know what others see as 'common knowledge,' this fact might not bear well for your social standing as you might not come off as that smart," Dr. Geher told us via email.

"For this reason, people are often hesitant to admit that they don't know something that everyone else seems to know."
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No means no. It doesn't matter who is saying it. If you ever ask or suggest something that requires the cooperation or permission of another person and they say no, you MUST respect that.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my friends is currently learning this. Dw, it wasn't anything serious

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Your politicians do not represent you. They do not care about you or your issues. They care about themselves. They want power for themselves, not so they can help you.

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Power is a drug. It has corrupted even the best of good intentions.

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That climate change is a real phenomenon caused by human activity

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We were also curious whether it's actually easier to survive in the 21st century compared to life a long time ago,, especially in developed countries. According to Dr. Geher, from the State University of New York at New Paltz, it's not as clear-cut as someone might think.

"In some ways, living is easier these days relative to our ancestral, nomadic past. For instance, searching for food nowadays often involves opening one's refrigerator as opposed to going out for a 6-hour hunt," he explained to Bored Panda.

"That said, many features of the modern world are sorely mismatched from ancestral conditions and for this reason, the modern 'conveniences' often come back to harm us. So we might be able to eat lots of cheap processed foods easily and cheaply, but this fact may come back to haunt us later in life in the form of a number of health problems such as Type-II diabetes."

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge The vagina doesnt become loose after sex with multiple partners. Sex education is hurting and the amount of men who believe this is so weird.
I'm from the middle east, a place that is known for its misconceptions about women and even we understand that.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like to make those guys explain why sex with many partners allegedly makes a vagina loose, but having sex many times with one partner doesn't.

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If it has a tail, it's a monkey.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for clarifying this, I thought they are synonyms. In my language, we have one word for both.

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Native Americans are still here, and we don't live in a teepee.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also the teepee wasn't the only thing native americans lived in, there were several kinds of housing architecture in use (learned that in 6th grade)

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The professor had some suggestions on how someone might go about filling in their knowledge gaps in the 21st century. "Learning about our evolved psychology and evolutionary past is often a good start. Understanding that humans evolved to live in small groups of familiar others under nomadic conditions can help us go a long way toward understanding the broader human experience," Professor Geher said.

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"I often say that to succeed in the modern day, it is often best to try to simulate ancestral conditions as much as possible. So, for instance, if you live in a large city of hundreds of thousands of people, it would be wise to form some smaller social groups that better resemble the small nomadic groups that characterized human social organization for the lion's share of human evolutionary history."
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You can try to be as "green" as you want, companies are responsible for the highest amount of damage when it comes to the environment and you can do almost nothing against it.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Rags soaked with paint thinner, varnish, oil-based paint, polyurethane, and/or other volatile oils can actually spontaneously combust without any outside ignition source. The oils slowly release heat as they oxidize, and for example in a pile at the bottom of a garbage can, that heat can build enough to start smoldering and eventually ignite. I didn't know about this until a year or two ago, so don't feel dumb if you didn't know either.

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Happened in my neighborhood earlier this year. Now they're having to rebuild that house from scratch

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge DO NO try to put out a grease fire with water.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you often cook with very hot oil, invest in a fire blanket. It could save your life.

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It’s completely natural to have some knowledge gaps, even when it comes to ‘basic’ knowledge. Some people specialize in certain areas and can be completely ignorant in others. Meanwhile, other individuals might simply lack the education—or the time, money, and opportunities to plug those gaps. 

Whatever the case, many people tend to create the illusion that they’re very knowledgeable. However, if something happens where they’re forced to admit to others and themselves that they may not be as smart as they thought they were, the person might get incredibly embarrassed.

After all, it’s not a great feeling to realize that you were ignorant about something that seemingly ‘everyone’ around you already knew. What’s important to understand here is that you’re not alone in this. Sooner or later, everyone’s faced with facts they either didn’t know or had misinterpreted.
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Schizophrenia has nothing to do with multiple personalities.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There needs to be more education on mental health and mental health disorders

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Salt will clean blood out of any fabric, even the whitest clothes or bedsheets.

Just put a little heap of salt over the bloodied fabric. If the blood is dry, wet it with a few drops of cold water then put the pile of salt. Leave it for an hour or so, wipe the bloody salt off, then wash with soap.

Edited to add that the water should be cold - see comments below about hot water setting the stain

Edit 2 for people who menstruate:
An early or particularly heavy visitor can lead to embarrassing situations sometimes, especially if (like me) you have woken up on a Japanese flag while sleeping over at someone else's house or at camp. Regular old table salt is something you can find basically anywhere you go, at any time of day or night, without arousing too many questions. You can pour a heap of salt on your stains (and put a few drops of cold water if the stain is already a bit dry), and it should be soaked up before too long. It will take the blood out of mattresses, sheets, and pajamas/underwear.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And note that salt can bleach fabrics. Getting rid of stains, from blood or red wine or grass or anything else, by pouring salt on it can lead to a whitish bleached spot in stead.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Different antibiotics work on different bacteria. You can’t take random antibiotics you’ve stocked up on at home and assume they will work for an infection.

Doctors make an educated guess on what antibiotic to give for an infection. This is based on the probability of the infection being caused by a specific bacteria; this knowledge comes from research on what organisms most frequently cause certain infections in certain individuals.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also quick PSA: DO NOT STOCK UP ON ANTIBIOTICS. Antibiotic resistance is a thing and if you are stocking up on antibiotics you are either not completing your course of antibiotics or buying and taking unnecessary medication.

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The best way to deal with embarrassing yourself in public, whether due to your lack of knowledge or anything else, is to embrace those somewhat uncomfortable feelings. As we’ve covered on Bored Panda before, the healthy way to react is to show mild embarrassment because it makes you seem more down to earth. Meanwhile pretending you didn’t make a mistake or getting angry about the whole situation is unhealthy and can turn your embarrassment about your (lack of) knowledge into deep-rooted shame.

The best way to deal with serious knowledge gaps is to carve out even a little bit of time every day to learn more about the topic. If it’s something that affects your career, schoolwork, or daily life, it only makes sense to make it a priority. However, it can be hard to do this if you’re working full time, have a family to take care of, and have a bunch of other responsibilities.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge That England and the UK are not the same thing. That's like thinking that California and the US are the same thing.

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Being able to change your mind shows strength not weakness.

95% of comments on the political internet are meaningless declarations of ideological affiliation.

No one knows your experience better than you do.

If you can't simply explain something, you don't understand it. That's OK! No one can understand everything.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can't explain something then keep it to yourself. I keep telling conspiracy nuts this one. Telling me to "do my research" like "i did" does not explain your view.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge I was at lunch at work one day and said that I was amazed at the number of people in a recent poll who didn't know how long it took the Earth to rotate around the Sun. I was met with a sea of complete bank looks. It's a year, people, a year!

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That’s why it’s important to focus on the idea that spending even just a little bit of time on something is better than none. Even 15 minutes of reading up on a subject you know nothing about is miles better than putting it off ‘until next week’ when you hope to have several free hours or feel more motivated.

Verywell Mind notes that it takes an average of 66 days to form a new habit. So incremental effort pays off, so long as you stay consistent. And though it really does help if you have the money for a proper education, it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn new things even if you’re struggling financially. 

There are countless free resources available on the internet. In the meantime, if you have a public library in your local area, then you’ve got access to countless books, teaching materials, and videos as well. There are also free online courses you can sign up to that can help you raise your confidence and improve your knowledge. 
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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge yellow teeth do not have to be a sign of bad hygiene!

Genes as well as your diet, dark consumable items, excessive fluoride, and also the quality of consumable items in your environment + a lot more aspects can turn your teeth yellowish over time.

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The fact that two or more things can be true at the same time.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Babies below 6 months shouldn’t drink water, it can be fatal.

Edit: To clarify, water isn't just fatal. "But children under a year old don’t need water like adults do. It can actually be dangerous for them. Babies get all their hydration from breast milk or formula." Adding additional water can lead to water intoxication as children under 6 months have underdeveloped kidneys. If they have a mouthful of water of will they die? Most likely no, however everything I've read said not to give them plain water on top of their diet.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting, back in the 80's I was told to give my son nursery water, between feedings. Damn if I ever have to care for a baby again I am going to have a lot of research to do... LOL

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How statistics work.

Tons of people out there saying that because their uncle lived to be 99 years of age despite eight decades of heavy smoking is proof that smoking isn't dangerous.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My great grandmother was a heavy smoker for many years, yet lived until she was 95. I'm sure the fact that she passed away with throat cancer was a complete coincidence.

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That shopping carts 🛒 should left in the cart return, not the middle of the parking lot.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge There is no minimum time. You don’t have to wait to file a missing persons report. You know your person better than the police, even if they tell you to wait, file one anyway. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And when missing person is located please notify police. This happens more than you might think and police are still looking for that person after they are home safe.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge IF you have a nosebleed, tilt your head FORWARD not back. tilting it back makes the blood go down your throat and you can feel nausated or start to vomit because of it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. And if the nosebleed continues for some time, suck an ice cube. The coolness helps coagulate blood.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge OCD rarely has anything to do with being clean, tidy or orderly. 

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OCD is different for different people. Just because one of your friends has ocd and is a clean freak, it doesn’t mean that everyone with ocd is a clean freak. I have met people who have told me that “you’re too messy to have ocd”

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Clean the dryer vent. Change furnace filter regularly

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Towels will last longer and be more absorbant if yiu don't use fabric softener on them

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But you can use vinegar or citric acid instead to soften them.

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Chronic sleep deprivation is WAY worse than most people realize, and effects way more than just your mood/energy level. Especially when it comes to learning/retention.. all the adderall and redbull in the world cannot make up for lack of sleep.

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The only way our brains can be "cleaned" is when we're asleep. The lymphatic system doesn't reach the brain so when we're asleep, the brain shrinks and cerebral spinal fluid is released and flows through the brain cleaning out toxins, which funnel into the lymphatic system. Sleep is so important when it comes to being "clear headed".

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge 1 mile = 1.6 km,
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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Sinus headaches without green snot are migraines. Had to educate my GP doctor on this when he kept trying to push antibiotics for my weather headaches. Neurologist confirmed that they are indeed barometric pressure migraines.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? You can have pain from inflamed sinuses even if you don’t have active infection (clear snot). Migraines are a separate entity caused by many things like weather, etc.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge That you are not your mind and you can choose to agree or not with any thoughts you have. Most people act like a robot and think they have to do everything their mind says.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do!? I would be in so much trouble if I did that for even a day.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge You aren't immune to propaganda. If you get all of your news from one source/ one bias/ find sources that just confirm your own ideas, you probably have been subject and believe in propaganda.

It's easier to fool people, than to convince them they've been fooled.

Everyone sees the sensationalized moment, but not the quiet redaction or the outcome leading to a wrong idea of what happened.

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Woman have 3 holes down there. I had to explain to my friend why she could wee with a tampon in…

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge If something is on fire in your oven, do not try to take it out. Just leave it there until it runs out of oxygen.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge If your house suddenly smells fishy & you're not cooking fish, check your electrical outlets, particularly any multi-plug extension cables.

Burnt out sockets & plugs give off a fishy smell, so you might save yourself from an electrical fire.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t put one multi plug into another for use. It’s very dangerous

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Don't mix bleach and ammonia, it makes chlorine gas! I work in a cleaning/sanitization job and we have ammonia-based cleaners and bleach, the amount of times I've seen co-workers mixing them together thinking they're making a stronger sanitizer is ridiculous.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's safest to just never mix any cleaning products. That way you'll never mix the wrong ones. And if you really want to combine two, look it up first.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge A lot of people don't seem to know the dangers of carbon monoxide. Entire family's have died in their sleep after moving coal burning BBQs etc inside when it's extremely cold. I myself have seen many times people using petrol powered tools in an enclosed space and get told I worry too much when I've spoken up.

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Had carbon monoxide poisoning, do not recommend. The headache was unlike anything I have ever had. Fortunately my parent woke up for some reason, realised what was happening and herded us all outside. Blocked chimneys are dangerous.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge I am always amazed when a grown adult first notices that you can see the moon during the day.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kid has an 'educative toy' that tells things about nature, sun etc. which says "the moon raises at night" and it make me groan each time.

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How to chew with your mouth closed, how to apply deodorant

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's usually a good idea to apply deodorant with your mouth closed if it is the spray-on kind!

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Hear me out on this one.... Childbirth is extremely dangerous!!!! My wife gave birth about two months ago to her first my third.... The amount of people we have met that had babies and didn't know s**t about it other than how to conceive. I have heard so much about informed consent and so on..... It is not hard for people to read a little bit before they go into labor and have complications. It is f*****g stupid how many people do not know a damn thing about child birth.

We reproduce! This is basic f*****g knowledge people!

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I think this also has to do with the lack of sex Ed....

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The difference between science and pseudoscience

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge A cat bite that pierces the skin is a serious event (because of the type of bacteria present) and needs prompt medical attention.

If you get water in your lungs for whatever reason, seek medical advice as it can dissolve the surfactant on your alveoli and cause what's known as "second drowning" up to a day or so later.

Don't hyperventilate before diving underwater (to increase your time underwater) because it can cause "shallow water blackout" when the partial pressure of oxygen drops below the threshold for consciousness before the CO2 concentration gets above the threshold that makes you feel the need to breathe.

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The single beep coming from your smoke/CO detector doesn’t mean you’re about to die. It means the detector is about to die.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to change the battery in one of my smoke detectors last week. Even thought it is wired into the mains. It still needs that battery.

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That people are different and what is obvious to one might not be obvious to another.

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How to use a roundabout while driving

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scariest part of a roundabout is the fear that the other drivers in it don't know how to use a roundabout.

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Tax brackets

"If I get a raise I will earn less net because I will be in a higher tax bracket"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only the additional income over the threshold is taxed at higher rate - so if your raise puts you $100 over new tax bracket, only $100 is taxed at higher rate

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Getting periodontitis (gum disease) can be a precursor to getting heart disease (I think still the biggest killer in the US)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor oral hygiene is also strongly linked to some forms of dementia.

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In the United States, going into a higher tax bracket never leaves you with less money (absent weird edge cases of being eligible for some deductions and then not or s**t like that. But not the tax brackets themselves). The first chunk of money you make is taxed at one tax bracket. The next chunk of money is taxed at the next. But it doesn't make the first chunk of money be taxed higher.

So, if you make $182,100, you are in the 24% tax bracket. And if you make $182,101, you are in the 32% tax bracket.

But only one dollar of your money is in the 32% tax bracket

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a great and simple explanation for a thing I swear is deliberately designed to be confusing. I do my own taxes every year, and hate every second of it 🤯

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The difference between "less" and "fewer."

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Brushing daily and flossing will save you ALOT of money and stress.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a lot. two words, basic knowledge. Allot (one word) means to allocate or disburse.

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How to live within your means

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I was alarmed at the amount of people who didn't know how to do laundry when I got to college

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How to be courteous to others

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If you’re in a mosh pit and someone falls, you stop and help them up, then continue.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge If you own a garbage disposal you have to actually run it at least a few times a week or it will rust and stop working.

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Also, use the handbrake on your car periodically. Same concept.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The handbrake should be used simply because brakes are cheaper to repair than transmissions.

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Condoms aren’t 100% effective.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A priest was pushing this line with me, and I said, “Quite right,Father, and neither are the brakes on your car. What about the dozens of people whose lives you risked on your drive over here?”

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That almost all advice given on any topic is dependent on predicted circumstances and assumptions that are unspoken, so if you ever actually want to ask for advice, you need to give a lot of detail first

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge That winter tires are more about how they handle freezing temperature than they are for snow/ice. And all seasons are not winter tires. (Canada).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having winter tires under your car, doesn't give you god-like powers. Drive normally or even better, still carefully when on snow or slippery surfaces.

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the differences between a continent, a country, a province/state and a city

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When you turn you should land in the lane you started from, not change lanes during the turn. If you turn right from the rightmost lane, land in the rightmost lane and then change lanes after the turn is complete with a blinker. 4 way stops could move quicker if we could trust each other enough to take turns at the same time.

Edit: not talking about laws or rules talking about the proper way to drive most of the time for courtesy and safety sake. I don't care about your local legislation

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having multiple turning lanes is pretty rare in the UK, but we often have multiple lanes on a roundabout. Same rule applies, but watch for the bigger roundabouts with lane markings, where you may need to change lanes on the roundabout.

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That clean trimmed nails and properly washed hands are cleaner than gloves when it comes to food prep.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, but you will still get shut down by the health inspector if not wearing gloves

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kitchen knives do not go in the dishwasher

the cutting edge on a knife is pretty much down to what is going on at a microscopic level. dish detergent has a bit of grit in it. without a better way to put it, it “sandblasts” the food off of your plate. that grit destroys the edge on a knife.

also, the temperature in the dishwasher can alter the heat treat on some metals. i dunno how much the average user would notice this though.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case you have to sharpen a blade: 30 degree angles are the most effective way to do so with a sharpening stone

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That staying on the path in Yellowstone doesn’t render you safe from animal attack. You also need to exert situational awareness.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not enough signs to let the animals know to keep off the tracks

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In urban areas, speeding and racing to the next light will not save you any measurable amount of time. With traffic and signals it is literally impossible to change your arrival time beyond a minute or two.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On a 20 mile transit of Austin, Texas, as I began to drive, a white Lexus barreled past me nearly taking the chrome from my bumper; when I got off the freeway near my destination, the same Lexus was right in front of me (idiotic personal license plate). I drove sanely and at the speed limit.

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge just how easy computer hacking can be, and how stupid the entry vector is for a lot of the big corporate hacks. More often than not it's either an offensively bad password, or someone falling for a scam email. - good passphrases are easy to remember and enough characters it makes things harder for an attacker. - Take quizzes like [this](https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/) to see how well you can spot a scam email, and learn what to look for. - Always view emails featuring links or attachments with suspicion. - Most importantly, don't trust links from random internet people.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"don't trust links from random internet people" says the random internet person sharing a link...

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The moon is not a star. The sun is though...

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An erection lasting over 4-5 hours could be the last erection you ever have unless you get promp medical attention. (which consists of a sharp needle to the d**k to drain the blood).

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How to find where files are stored on their computer.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you looked in the Recylce Bin? That's where the most important documents are usually found. ;-)

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People on my neighborhood app were asking what that siren was during a storm.......... Jesus christ ppl how have you gotten this far in life?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was the bugle call of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse

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“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge Without navigation apps, many people are not familiar enough with their city or local landmarks to find their way home if lost or give directions to someone.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a drunken squirrel's sense of orientation. It's always been like this and though I often tried to train it, it doesn't get any better. Of course I know my neighborhood/my city but in unfamiliar places I'm lost pretty quickly. For me navigation apps are a blessing.

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College degrees are becoming less and less helpful, because students are doing the bare minimum to get through. The value isn’t in the piece of paper, but the accumulation of knowledge expected from it. I see tons of kids with pieces of paper, but they don’t understand anything about their own major or the world around them. Use college as an opportunity to learn and grow. Join clubs. Talk to professors. Take internships. Learn how to apply what you’re learning, and you’ll go far.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True for vocational degrees. However the point of any degree is to prove that you have the mental ability and skills to research a particular subject to a high standard - something that can be applied to any job requiring information analysis and making the most informed decisions.

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I work in a casino that deals with a lot of 50 cent pieces and so many Americans have no clue what the heck they are. One guy even asked me whose face was on this token he had. Sir that's JFK and that's a 50 cent piece. It's money. Currency. I'd be confident in saying over half the people that encounter a half dollar at my work have no clue wtf it is

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How? How can anyone not know how the coins look like in their own country? I don't pay with coins very often here but I know how they look like.

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I think a lot of people don't realize that you are indeed responsible for paying your own income taxes. Most people never have to worry about it because usually employers take care of it automatically but you see it all the time when people have a bunch of income that isn't taxed automatically, things like investments or independent contractor work. And then they smacked by a bill from Uncle Sam and they're screwed.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This applies in most countries if you are self-employed or have income outside of normal employment. You need to plan for it so that you don't suddenly have to "find" X thousand to pay the tax man.

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Water is not a lubricant.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes it is. Where it is the right lubricant for the task depends on the task.

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Blackrock, Vanguard and State street Basically own the world, and they all own each other.

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Many people don’t know how to independently determine right from wrong.

People who believe morality comes from religion usually fall into this category.

Edit: All you “golden rulers” fall into this category too.

To assume everyone else is exactly equal to you is reductive. What you want isn’t the same as what should happen.

If a mother does not have enough food to keep both her and her child alive, is it morally correct to kill the child? Under the golden rule, no. This kills both people.

Edit 2: The purpose of all human effort is to make life more comfortable for ourselves and our progeny. I believe this to be the basis of morality.

The subjectivity of morality comes from who you choose to include in your group, whether that’s all of humanity or just yourself. The more intelligent you are, the easier it is to include more people within your group.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed with 1, 2, 3. However 4 is incorrect. Equal before the law, and equal rights. Equality is not about capabilities or powers or skills. It's about whether you should be treated the same by the law. 5 is reductive or straw manning the abortion debate. The correct answer is the state should provide for her. But I can already tell the author is an atheist libertarian white male from the first four points. 6. (Edit 2) is Randian Objectivism. Nope, that's not the purpose. The purpose is to celebrate life. The basis of morality is not private property, as you are alluding here Mr Galt. The actual basis of morality is human equality; that all humans have equal dignity and a right to be treated with fairness and support.

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