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"If knowledge is power, then the internet is full of useless power." – Brett Erlich.
While I do want to say that Brett's statement is still very true, even in the years following his Viral Video Films School lessons, it's safe to say that some bits of knowledge are important, valuable, and useful.
For this article, it's an emphasis on valuable, as people on Reddit are sharing the most valuable pieces of knowledge that they know and felt like sharing after being prompted.
Besides scrolling down and finding out what people online had to say, why not have something to add as well in the comment section below!
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#1
Condoms are cheaper than diapers
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#2
Don’t accept criticism from someone you would not ask for advice from
#3
Read. It can help you regain your ability to focus on a single task for an extended period of time. It can also cultivate creativity and expand your world view.
#4
It is perfectly possible to make no mistakes and still lose. This it not a weakness, it is life
(Yes it's a Picard quote but it is very accurate)
David Wambold 1 year ago
Remember this episode. Eventually Data did not try to win. He tried not to lose, and drove the alien crazy. Sometimes best to drive the alien crazy.
#5
Police in America are legally allowed to lie to you to get a confession. They can lie about all kinds of evidence they have on you and that you have no chance but to confess. Don’t say a word other than to ask for a lawyer. Never fall into the belief that it’ll get worked out in court later, the second you confess you’re done.
Even if you are guilty and want to confess still get a lawyer. They’ll work out a plea bargain for you that you could not get if you confessed to a cop before your trial.
#6
“No” is a complete sentence.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I think of that whenever I hear that song, "Baby It's Cold Outside." She said no, dude! Quit being a creep and call her a cab!
#7
You always think you're going to have more time. You won't. Make the most of today.
Stardust she/her 1 year ago (edited)
I’ll do that later, I just have 3 hours left which is a lot of time
#8
It is a freeing feeling once you stop caring what people think of you
#9
If you feel like you're being watched and feel like you're in danger when you don't see anything around you, chances are, you definitely are.
Don't ignore your 'fight or flight' response.
#10
When you decide to sober up, be prepared to lose many people you thought were your friends.
#11
The most important piece of information you can give 911 is WHERE you are. Followed by what the problem is.
Even if no other information is given. Someone can still be sent to a location to see what the problem is.
Bonus. If you accidentally call 911, just stay on the line and tell them it was an accident. It happens a lot. They wont be mad. If you hang up. They have to call you back, that is irritating.
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
My kids did that once, officer showed up to see why someone called 911 and then left the phone and dropped a bunch of stuff in the background. I explained that my kids knock stuff down for a living, training to be demolition experts!
#12
You're allowed to go to restaurants on your own! No one is going to think it's strange, and the staff might treat you extra-well. I always suspected they thought I was a critic... So if there is some place you want to try but no one willing to go with you, don't deprive yourself!
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I used to do this all the time. No one ever told me it was considered weird. So I like to treat myself a little after payday. Who cares?
#13
Not very many people care about you. Cherish the ones who do.
#14
Just because you are being respectful to the police doesn’t mean they won’t take advantage of you. Don’t ever let them search any property of yours ( a vehicle counts , anything with a lock on it counts) without a search warrant. Even if they say “ oh that’s suspicious, an innocent person would let me search” it doesn’t matter tell them to show a warrant.
Always be respectful but don’t be a push over.
Robert Trebor 1 year ago
Famous last words: "If you don't have anything to hide..." Ask the officer who wants to "look around" your house, "Can I look around yours? Fair's fair."
#16
Don't drive if you haven't slept in the last 24 hours. A person who has been awake for 24 hours is as cognitively impaired as a person who is drunk.
#17
If you need to cancel a hotel reservation last minute and there will be a penalty, call the hotel to move the reservation to a different date outside the cancellation window (they always will). Then call back and cancel it :).
#18
Always wear closed toe shoes and long pants in and near wooded areas. Check yourself for ticks on your clothing, or on your dog. Lyme disease is no joke
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
This was proven in New Guinea during WWII where US troops wore long trousers while the Australians wore shorts and suffered infections on their legs.
#19
Fire doesn't burn where fire has burned (unless there's some kind of accelerant like gas). So if you are in a forest fire, brush fire, field fire, etc. try to go to where the fire came from, because the fire won't go back there since there's no fuel for it to consume.
#20
Take care of your teeth, or you'll pay not only monetarily but in excruciating pain. Worse than natural child birth pain.
Brush, floss, see your dentist, don't sip soda all day and for God's sake don't use your teeth to cut thread or open bottles. Skip [illegal substances] at all possible.
This is the best advice you will ever get. I swear to you.
#21
Heart attacks for women are very different from mens. Men have pain in the chest that goes up the left arm, women experience
•Chest pain or discomfort, upper back or neck pain, indigestion, heartburn, nausea or vomiting, extreme fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath
Fluttering feelings in the chest (palpitations)
Shortness of breath, sudden fatigue, or swelling of the feet, ankles, legs, or abdomen
Helena 1 year ago
So basically it presents as a variety of symptoms that when women tell their doctor, doc is going to say 'that's normal, you're overreacting, take an asprin'. Super.
Deborah B 1 year ago
Completely correct. And if you are a woman of colour, obese, neuro-atypical, poor, or have a history of substance abuse or mental illness, your chances of getting appropriate treatment falls even further.
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EmBree 1 year ago
I called for an ambulance telling them it was my heart. They asked me to walk to the ambulance. I told the Dr at the ER it was my heart, she kept on talking about anxiety symptoms and then reluctantly sent me to the ICU. I told the ICU Dr it was my heart and she kept on talking about indigestion. She even talked about sending me home because I took up space. (This was 2020 during the largest covid wave.) Luckily she talked to a colleague who adviced her to take an ECG. It was indeed my heart. I was sent to another hospital for surgery the Dr there said I probably wouldn't have survived if I had been sent home.
TAMI 1 year ago
1) No one is sent to the ICU for supposed indigestion. 2) EKG is the first thing they do in the ED, no matter what you came in for
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D. Pitbull 1 year ago
This post pretty much means... all of us women are screwed. I mean... "Chest pain, radiating up the left arm" is pretty specific. Who the heck is going to get checked out after having neck pain? I wake up most mornings with some sort of upper back/neck pain - dang pillow... or... heeey... it's close to that time of the month, I've been getting nausea, bloating, or increased indigestion since I was ... let's see... 14??? Soooo... yeeah... who knows???
Wonky Donkey 1 year ago
Men can get those symptoms as well. It just depends on the person. Believe me, I know.
Jaaawn 1 year ago
Especially important for transgender people to know. Your biological sex matters when it comes to this.
sturmwesen 1 year ago
A friend of mine worked in medical data. The amount of clinics that did not understand why genetic sex is important in this context is bizarre.
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TheElderNom 1 year ago
Can't both sexes experience different kinds? It's just more commonly experienced in different ways depending on sex.
LilliVB 1 year ago
Yes of course. But when you look out for what your symptoms can mean for you, it's better knowing what most people with your characteristics experience, because it's more likely to work in that way. And sex is one of those characteristic. Biologically there are differences between men and woman, as we produce different amounts of hormones and the menstrual cycle affects the hormones' production only in one sex. So if on average an episode of heart failure works differently for men and women, it's better knowing it
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KimB 1 year ago
Ah this is my field! Good news is that we (cardiologists or at lease the group of 10 I work with) are aware that women don't have the same warning signs and symptoms. As a result we tend to order more testing on women. Know your risk factors. They are family history of heart disease, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. If you are concerned about your symptoms make an appointment for a cardiovascular screening. It may save your life. Many people ask what if they don't know their family history? The answer is genetic testing. We test for everything from genetic clotting disorders to markers for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Women tend to have fatal heart attacks, more so than men. I wonder why.
Rayven 1 year ago
I lost someone very close who experienced only *some* of these symptoms, so their death came as a complete shock. One day they're snuggled up on the couch, thinking it's another day they're feeling off, then the next — they're gone forever. No goodbyes. Not even one last hug. Nothing. Subtle symptoms like these are no joke. If something feels off or worrisome, don't hesitate. It's always better to be safe than sorry.
Miss Frankfurter 1 year ago
I experienced severe upper back pain, sudden onset that woke me up. The paramedics basically didn’t think it was a big deal and “asked” me if I want to go to the hospital. 38 years of cardiology nurse here. Of course I want to go. I even explain to them how women’s heart attacks are different. Told me my ECG looked fine. Ya. Right now. By the time I get to the hospital is when it will start to show damage. Got to the hospital and I’m being wheeled past a number of empty cardiac beds. Rule #1! Always treat it like it’s a heart attack until proven otherwise. I get sat in an ambulatory care unit. It’s the closest hospital to where I live. I have firmly decided that I will stay home and die rather than go there again.
#22
While driving, maintain a minimum 3 second gap between your car and the car in front.
Pick a stationary reference point like a bridge or lamp post. When the car in front passes it, count "one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three". If you pass the reference point before you finish counting, you are too close to react in an emergency situation. Back off the gas and increase the distance.
In bad weather, increase the count to four or five.
#23
Anything you say can and will be used AGAINST YOU in a court of law.
Note how there is no mention using what you say to help you.
#24
If you fall into cold water (the ocean) don’t immediately try and swim. Lay on you’re back and try and control your breathing. The cold temperature will take your breath away and you will initially take small quick breaths, you need to slow down your breathing as quickly as possible so your lungs can fill with air, once you have done that you will find it easier to float.
#25
Learning how to get along with people you don’t exactly like in the workplace will do wonders for your career- sometimes it isn’t about having talent it’s enough to be a good decent person to others.
Coming from me- a talentless corporate hire. Aka the personality hire, hahahah!
LizzieBoredom 1 year ago
Sounds like a Boy Band: The Personality, The Cute One, The Funny One, The One Stuck Doing All The Work.
#26
If you're outside during a storm and get a metallic taste in your mouth for no seemingly no reason then you're about to get struck by lightning.
#27
An ultracrepidarian is someone who expresses their opinion on subjects they know almost nothing about.
#28
If you're ever in a survival situation where you have to forage for food, *don't bother looking for mushrooms*. The likelihood of finding an edible species that won't make you sick or kill you is so astronomically low that it's better to just spend that time looking for roots, berries, and herbs.
Cosmologist wannabe 1 year ago
And to check if the berries are poisonous, crack it open and rub it on an arm. If it does not give rashes it is most likely not poisonous
#29
If a baby's crying in pain and you can't figure out why, there's a good chance they have a muscle cramp. Like, if their big toe is turned down and won't move, then they probably have a cramp in their foot. I've found that stretching the cramped muscle makes it go away almost immediately! So, for the foot cramp, you just grab their big toe and gently but firmly pull their toe up away from the cramp. The cramp will resist at first and that's why you have to be firm, but once you get past that the cramp and the pain are gone. Then hold the stretch position for a minute to make sure the cramp doesn't immediately come back.
Nikki Sevven 1 year ago
Also, check the insides of baby's socks for loose threads which can wrap around tiny toes.
#30
You can learn entire new careers on youtube for free.
What do you think ?
Jaclyn Steinmacher 1 year ago
I can confirm that. I tasted the lightning that hit my backyard. Also, it was green. It tasted green. I had synesthesia for two seconds.
Jaclyn Steinmacher 1 year ago
I can confirm that. I tasted the lightning that hit my backyard. Also, it was green. It tasted green. I had synesthesia for two seconds.
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