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30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Pregnancy and Childbirth is extremely dangerous, and I have met a lot of people who don't seem to or refuse to understand this.

Final score:

189points

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ravenhorse 1 year ago

Especially in the US

41points

IWearBones138__ , Vidar Nordli-Mathisen Report

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous The sun.

I live in a pretty consistently sunny touristy area. The amount of people that let themselves get ruthlessly burned or try hiking without water is staggering. The sun will f**k you up.

Final score:

179points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Isn't it weird how a giant bright sphere of death sits up there and nobody thinks about it or tries to see it? So strange to me.

52points

death_by_relaxation , Michael Burrows Report

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Spreading false info or rage bait.

Final score:

174points

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Groundcontroltomajortom 1 year ago

Fox news

87points

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Driving while tired.

That_Dual_Guy , Tobi Report

Final score:

163points

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Alexia 1 year ago

Your body cannot fight the need to sleep when you are tired. It's because of the high level of adenosine in your brain. You can use coffee, energy drinks or other stimulants but only for a very short while, and only if you are not too tired. And only 2 seconds of micro-sleep while driving is more than enough to crush your car at high speed.

45points

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Pressure washers. People think it’s funny to spray others with them but the reality is that water coming out of that nozzle can be powerful enough to chip bricks. It easily cuts into the skin and can even inject that water into your bloodstream. Also the blue ringed octopus has some of the most toxic venom on the planet yet people still hold them thinking they’re cute.

350chevyman Report

Final score:

156points

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GREYNOOK 1 year ago

these big industrialized pressurized washers are dangerous machines if you don't know how to use them, very powerful dudes.

43points

Particular_Display17 , Jasmin Wedding Photography Report

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Getting into a relationship with a low self esteem or toxic partner.

Final score:

145points

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David A Paterson 1 year ago

OMG. And some people never learn, saved from one toxic partner just to pick up another.

28points

Connect_Atmosphere80 , NEOSiAM 2021 Report

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Ho, well, I have one actually.

Sucker Punch, or any unprepared or unforeseen head impact. People doesn't understand that guys and pals fighting being prepared isn't as deadly as getting hit by surprise. If your muscles aren't ready for the impact you can easily get knocked out and fall limp on the ground, hitting it hard enough to break something vital and die. Also, if you have an unknown condition that get aggravated by the hit, it can also be over.

Never hit someone if you aren't prepared for the consequences. Never fight somebody if you can avoid it. A *bad* hit is all it take.

Final score:

134points

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BoredPossum 1 year ago

This.

35points

Realistic_Routine137 , Tadeusz Lakota Report

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous I feel like I've met a lot of people who don't take bites and scratches from small animals like cats or little dogs as something serious. It just baffles me that they don't understand how bacteria works.

Final score:

134points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

There is a reason why Tetanus vaccine exists.

44points

#10

Complacency. It's run so deep at this point that we just accept things as they are now. Assuming that it's the way things have always been so it always will be. At least here in the states. This good guy bad guy mentality has driven people to be comfortable in their belief that their side is the good one and the only way to keep everything afloat. Not knowing that their hard stick beliefs are the reason we are all getting more miserable and a lower quality of life by the day. Everyday we just sit around content with our system at hand because we've refused to do anything about it.

No I don't mean in a "oh Communism good" or whatever, I mean we don't hold our representatives accountable due to complacency and they grow further and further away from being objective in progress and more so enamored in keeping things the way they are.

Jellyfishjaketv Report

Final score:

132points

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ravenhorse 1 year ago

Yes 💯

25points

#11

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Herbivore animals, meanwhile predators would probably not see humans as worth hunting all the time Herbivores will see anything as a threat and go crazy.

A moose a horse a cow a donkey can kick you to death a lot quicker than you think, theyre not your best buds that you can just go and pet them like a classic Disney movie.

ehsanboy74 Report

Final score:

121points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

Just think of hippos. They're herbivores and cause more deaths than lions.

84points

#12

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Mosquitoes.

courtneychachacha , Jimmy Chan Report

Final score:

110points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

I hate those suckers. Unfortunately, they love me. And I can't take Malaria medication.

34points

#13

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Driving.

Every time you get into that vehicle you're putting your life at risk.

Fried-Pig-D**ks , JESHOOTS.com Report

Final score:

106points

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TiredTitus 1 year ago

You put other people's lives at risk too.

68points

#14

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Ladders.

I’m an emergency physician. Aside from motorcycle/car crashes and gunshots, the next biggest trauma I see is probably falls from ladders.

Wilshere10 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

100points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Ladders were always outsiders, no wonder they threaten to turn against us! Rise up against ladders!!

20points

NotThatKindof_jew , eberhard 🖐 grossgasteiger Report

#15

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Running through railroad crossings, it might be the most idiotic thing some can do while driving. There is always that one chance you get stuck and then you get pancaked.

Ever see what a train could do to a semi truck? I've see what it can do to an unsuspecting person. Let's put it this way, he was carrying pizzas and then became one.

Final score:

97points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Oh, lovely description :(

39points

#16

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Media monopolies.

Far-Truck4684 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

95points

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Groundcontroltomajortom 1 year ago

Rupert Murdoch. Enough said.

44points

#17

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Garage door springs.

Avicii_DrWho , Mathias Reding Report

Final score:

93points

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Robert T 1 year ago

I keep saying this. Any large spring, including those used your car's suspension.

20points

#18

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Cleaning the home. Many household chemicals can react with very small amounts mixing. A neighbor girl in grade school died from it actually. But to be fair she also had Asthma.

Soundwave-1976 , Anton Report

Final score:

86points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Jesse we need to cook

30points

#19

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Chernobyl exclusion zone. The amount of people that visit illegally is shocking and the disregard for their own safety and health is also shocking. Like there is a claw that was used to move nuclear waste and it was moved into a spot and left there and the amount of people CLIMBING TOUCHING AND SITTING INSIDE OF IT is insane… like that could kill you with a few hours of exposure. And also not to mention the amount of things that could radiate potentially deadly particles that people take as a souvenir is also mad.

Awwyissman , Viktor Hesse Report

Final score:

84points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

I can count on one hand the amount of times I've been there. It's 13.

246points

#20

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Drinking water:

* Drinking too much of it.
* Brain eating Amoebas.
* Ingesting ocean water.
* Flint Michigan drinking water.
* Your cup of drinking water spilled onto the ground and its very cold there and it freezes and you slip on it and hit your head too hard as you fall.
* Fish farts.

Mizuho34 , Lisa Fotios Report

Final score:

82points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Had a brain eating amoeba once. Poor little thing died of nothing to eat :(

188points

#21

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Riding a horse.

tab_completion , willsantt Report

Final score:

81points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

I like riding horses and I agree, they can be lethal if you startle them.

29points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#22

Driving close to, or behind a semi truck.

Not only because wind might make it swing your way, but all the components that could fail and fly your way. A drum could brake, a wheel bearing not in place properly making a tire come off, a split-rim tire blow out and hit you, and that's just scratching the surface.

FactsHurt1998 Report

Final score:

78points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

If you can't see the mirrors, they can't see you!

47points

#23

Fentynal. People do not realize the absolute magnitude of the tiniest amount of it.

hollyjollyaf Report

Final score:

77points

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Alexia 1 year ago

You probably mean fentanyl

47points

#24

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Skiing. I was young and flew through multiple barriers completely out of control on a mountain into unprotected territory in Whistler, Canada. Had to be rescued by ski patrol.

RoutineDare4653 , Visit Almaty Report

Final score:

74points

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Zedrapazia 1 year ago

I have two damaged ankles and one damaged knee because of skiing, falling down an 8m cliff into a big pile of snow and twisting my legs. Be careful out there

27points

keyboardtek 1 year ago

The original idiot who thought strapping super slippery pieces of wood onto ones feet and going 60mph down a mountain was a good idea probably ended life as a cripple.

11points

CH1990 1 year ago

Skiing is only dangerous when you don't get proper ongoing education. The amount of people who think they can try skiing without a lesson baffles me. (Ski instructor talking here)

7points

Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

I wish we could give you all of the upvotes. Almost everyone I know who has been injured while skiing have one thing in common: they didn't take lessons. Worse, they had some idiot relative or friend who was going to "teach" them. I was a ski instructor for many, many years, and I can truthfully say that not a single person I taught has been injured while learning. And that's not because I'm unusually good; that's just because I'm competent.

4points

Chewie Baron 1 year ago

Then there’s what happened to Michael Schumacher.

4points

jmdirks 1 year ago

The moral of this thread is that everyone should just live in a sanitary room, laying down in a sanitary tube, being fed through symbiotic machines and not do anything consciously..

3points

Alexia 1 year ago

Tried once. Just before beginning the second descent, I saw someone falling really bad. I had a panic attack and I told the instructor to leave me for a while, I'd get down when I'd be ready. No idea how much I waited on the top, taking deep breaths, trying to calm down. Eventually I started descending, painfully slow. I was ok. The guy who fell was not.

3points

Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

That's a really bad ski instructor. I was a certified instructor for years, and I pulled something like that, I would have immediately been fired.

1point

LegendsNeverDIE 1 year ago

Skiing is great as long as you see have good practice or experience! I've been skiing since I was three and the worst that I've done is fall all the way down the jump course and still come second!

3points

Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Thing is, I'd love to try skiing but I would die.

3points

Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago

Some mountains like ones in colorado ive been on are actually pretty good for wanting to skii but not wanting to die :] basically one wide snow hill with no obsticals and not very steep

3points

Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

Agree, tried skiing once. It was such an unpleasant experience (admittedly I'm uncoordinated as f***), the next mountain I encountered I conquered on a sled. Happened to be the tallest mountain in the German Alps.True story!

3points

Michael Largey 1 year ago

If I want to rocket down an inclined surface and break my leg, I'll just fall down my basement stairs and save myself the lift fees.

1point

Dragons Exist 1 year ago

I broke my leg skiing this February

1point

Astrius 1 year ago

Skiing is fun but really scary too.

1point

Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago

Skiid through a narrow, steep, sharp turning trail... ended up hitting a tree head on and getting my legs locked pointing inwards (my skiis didnt pop off) i am so grateful my mom was with me, she skiid down to me and popped them off... lets just say this occured in feburary and my knees are just now getting back to normal

1point

Hans Georg 1 year ago

Lost a tooth.

1point

The only Plueschopossum 1 year ago

Tried it once in 2020 (right before the whole Corona s**t hit the fan). On the second day my SO and my FIL took me on a trip that was way too difficult for me. There was a moment when I lost control and approached a line of trees quite fast. I panicked and tried to let myself fall to the side - and hurt my knee really bad during this. I limped for several months and had flashbacks of this moment for almost a year -.-" Skiing. Thanks, I hate it!

1point

Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

That's not because skiing is inherently dangerous. That was because your SO and FIL were behaving like a******s. Just what did they think was going to happen?

1point

Thee8thsense 1 year ago

Went skiing once. My friend, who was quite experienced, decided to take me down an advanced slope and I fell/tumbled down, losing my poles and skis in the process. I finally was able to somehow grab a tree and came to a stop, my leg up near my ear. A kind woman stopped and told me if I would stop screaming she would help me. She walked me out through the adjacent forest, saying that if I wasn't so limber (a ballet dancer), I would have been very seriously injured.

1point

Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago

Sonny Bono..

0points

Stephanie Barr 1 year ago

My first husband's uncle died in a skiing accident on Christmas day. He was not an amateur. High speed and trees are not a good combination.

0points

Robert Trebor 1 year ago

I have always thought that skiing was a sure-fire way to be cold, miserable, and break a leg.

0points

Bob Brooce 1 year ago

Skiing is like using a ladder. It can be very safe, but stupid people are likely to hurt themselves.

0points

shankShaw deReemer 1 year ago

The first and only time I went skiing, a teenager lost control coming down the beginner slope and skied right into my face. I was sitting on some hay bales just watching. Had to go with the ski patrol and then the ER. Had stitches in my lip, broke a tooth. My lips swelled so much I looked like Mushmouth on the Fat Albert cartoon. Mortifying and I've never gone back. This was over 30 years ago.

0points

Colleen Glim 1 year ago

I hate snow, don’t do cold, and don’t understand people risking their lives going hurtling down a mountain on a bit of wood. But I can do apres-ski like you wouldn’t believe

0points

mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago

Skiing can be dangerous, however there are precautions you can take, such as skiing runs you are familiar with, skiing with at least one other person, knowing your own skill level, and being able to slow down and stop quickly. I've been skiing for 13 years, and yes, you can get out of control easily, but ski hills often have a runs in a variety of difficulties, and it can be enjoyable for everyone.

0points

Bon Jour 1 year ago

It takes years and consistency to be a proficient skier. People often think that you can return to your previous level after not skiing for many years. Proficient and consistent skiers often forget to start slow and build up.

0points

Aballi 1 year ago

First time I went snowboarding, I broke my back! Was lucky enough to walk out of the hospital.

0points

3 Trash Pandas in a Trenchcoat 1 year ago

I’ve only skied twice and the second time I broke my leg. I had a full leg cast for 10 weeks. Happened right before a trip I’d been looking forward to for months :/

0points

Timbob 1 year ago

If we were meant to ski, we would have evolved very long, very flat, very flexible lower limbs !

0points

James Doe 1 year ago

What baffles me the most is how many people think it's safe to not do any exercise all year and then show up in the mountains to ski all day safely. And then you have idiots who think drinking on the mountain will help the sh.tshow they are in already

0points

Ace 1 year ago

Dangerous? Well yes, it can be. Surprising? No, not really. Hurtling down a mountainside at high speeds (even an average recreational skier can easily do 60-70kph) while wearing minimal protection or none at all is inherently a dangerous sport and always has been.

0points

#25

They call them a ”pumpjack”. You see them in oil fields. The look like a big metal rocking horse. They move slow and don’t seem like they would be that dangerous, but they are.

I tried to ride one when I was 12. It mangled my foot and I’m lucky that’s all it did. It required surgical pins down each toe into the middle of my foot, drain hoses, skin grafts and two separate toe amputations to save what I have left of my foot.

You don’t want to mess with them. They will grind you to a pulp in slow motion. It’s all torque and no speed.

AaronJeep Report

Final score:

71points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

WHAT-

35points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#26

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Electricity.

CpuJunky , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

68points

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Nicholas Florko 1 year ago

No, really? I didn't ever think that electricity, something that can fry just about anything living, could kill you.

16points

Exotic-Sample9132 , Kaboompics .com Report

#27

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Anything heavy suspended over your head. Don't walk under gantries. If something heavy falls, don't tempt mass and gravity with your sausage fingers.

Final score:

66points

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David A Paterson 1 year ago

The first lesson in chemical laboratories is : don't attempt to catch anything. Also applies to kitchens, and to any objects falling from overhead.

37points

#28

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Compressed air.

High pressure air can pretty easily pass through the skin and into the bloodstream, which is no bueno.

Rauskal , Anete Lusina Report

Final score:

65points

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Jrog 1 year ago (edited)

Yeah, no. Not the one in the photo. The risk of skin penetration starts in the range of 100-120 psi/ 7 bar, and it needs a very tight nozzle do be dangerous. As a reference, we are talking three times the average pressure of a car tire, and double the pressure of a truck tire. The OSHA limit for pressure at nozzle is 30 PSI, about 2 bar. The cans in the photo are at best 70 psi (nominal) for commercial-grade product, and most often half that. The real danger with those gas duster is environmental damage from ozone-depleting gases, health hazards from fluoroethanes inhalation and, the biggest danger by far, flammability of the gases leading to fires and explosions when sprayed on hot surfaces.

44points

Substantial-Dirt-618 Report

#29

Bunjee cords. Blind in one eye now because I did not want a cooler rolling around the car.

Final score:

63points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

I feel like there's context to this story that I'd like to know.

24points

#30

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Licking snails.

fin008 , amirali mirhashemian Report

Final score:

46points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

Who in their right mind would lick a snail????

126points

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30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Pressure cookers. They can and have been used as bombs to kill mass amounts of people. They can also explode by accident. I will never use a pressure cooker because it is a literal ticking time bomb on your kitchen counter.

BigNig2039 Report

Final score:

26points

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Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago

The newer instant pot cookers work on the same concept and can be very safe to use by following directions.

13points

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#32

Working near heavy machinery. I’ve been an operator and I work around booms, skid steers, and packers regularly. Being aware of your surroundings is a must but even then that might not save you. Last week a worker got crushed by the lift of a zoom boom at my room mates worksite. Unsure of their condition post incident.

EHXKOR Report

Final score:

22points

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Ranger Kanootsen 1 year ago

Not sure I'm enjoying reading this thread as much as I thought I would...

14points

#33

30 People Share Innocent-Looking Things That Are Actually Really Dangerous Lithium ion batteries. Almost impossible to extinguish when on fire.

natte_kers36 Report

Final score:

22points

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AJay 1 year ago

"Small lithium batteries contain very little lithium, so they can be doused with water. To put out large lithium-ion battery fires, use a foam extinguisher containing CO2, powder graphite, ABC dry chemical, or sodium carbonate. In battery pack fires, each cell may burn on a different timeline. Place the battery pack in a protected outdoor space to allow it to completely burn out. If a fire cannot be extinguished, let the battery burn out in a controlled way. Prevent the fire from spreading by soaking the surrounding area with water."

29points

#34

Social solitude.

cptsdfanboi Report

Final score:

17points

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MargyB 1 year ago

Dangerous because its so addictive

31points

#35

Power outlets. All it takes is an earth current and something metal plugged in. You touch that metal, you're dead. That's why if your outlets around the house are starting to die, you need to call a sparky and make sure to avoid using any other outlets that may be connected to the dead ones until everything is sorted.

Rexy0250 Report

Final score:

16points

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HotDog Water 1 year ago

safety switches ftw in australia

8points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#36

Paracetamol / Ibuprofen (Advil).

stanislav1235 Report

Final score:

9points

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David A Paterson 1 year ago

No. The real serious danger is not having access to an effective painkiller. Being in pain is not just dangerous, it can be deadly because it reduces concentration. Even caffeine is far deadlier.

26points

#37

Antibiotics.

Magnifnik0 Report

Final score:

3points

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AJay 1 year ago (edited)

Possibly not what OP was meaning but: Always finish a prescribed course of antibiotics! Don't just stop taking them when you feel better, you have to finish the whole set. Also, antibiotic resistance is a real thing, so once you finish the amount set by your doctor, don't keep taking them!

27points