22 Basic Facts a Scary Amount of People Don't Know
figgyPudding
Published
12/13/2022
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These basic facts are bits of info everyone should know. Still, people are stupid, and from general health and safety tips, to plain bits of common sense, a scary amount of people still don't know these things.
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Drowning doesn't usually look like drowning on TV. 9/10, it's just silent. The person goes under and doesn't come back up. -
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You cannot cook chicken medium rare. -
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Mixing bleach and pine sol creates toxic fumes that can actually kill you if they build up too much in a room. -
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Just because it's natural doesn't mean it is automatically healthy. Just because it is artificial or synthetic doesn't mean it is automatically bad for you. -
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That Africa is not a country. -
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Where the water shutoff is in their house. -
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Wild animals are NOT good pets. -
8.
How to tell if food has gone bad. -
9.
How to merge in traffic. Specifically zipper-merging. People are terrible at that. -
10.
Cops can lie to you, and are not obligated to read you your Miranda rights upon arrest unless they're going to interview you. -
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That not all internet news is real. -
12.
It is very easy to not block the whole aisle with your cart at the grocery store. -
13.
That you should wait for people to get off the elevator when it arrives at your floor, instead of cramming yourself in when the doors open, blocking their departure. -
14.
How to spot an obvious scam. -
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How a 4 way stop works. -
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How to cook basic foods. -
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How long it takes a semi truck to stop. -
18.
Choking is usually silent. If there's any hacking / coughing... they aren't choking and don't need a Heimlich maneuver. You only use the Heimlich if there's no sound coming out of their mouth. -
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Pretty much every machine requires maintenance. -
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Don’t dive in the water to save a drowning person. They WILL kill you.Throw them a flotation device. Hand them a broomstick and pull them to safety. Do NOT get in the water with a panicking person. Wait until they are unconscious and then dive in to retrieve them. -
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Don’t put water on a grease fire. This is when your pan/pot catches fire while cooking. -
22.
Ponies are small horses, not baby horses.
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