23 everyday things people did wrong for years until they learned far too late in life

13.

‘Rinsing my hair. I used to rinse with hot water and assume I just had frizzy and dry hair. Rinsed with col water once and realized I’d lived far too long with frizzy hair for no reason.’
Clawffee

14.

‘How to properly secure a towel around the waist after a shower. Instead of tucking the hem inwards, you fold it outwards and down, much more secure, you can like, run around and not worry about it falling off.’
archetype1

15.

‘If you’re trying to hang a picture by catching the crosswire on a nail in the wall, slide a fork down over the nail so the prongs are behind the nail head and the fork is angled away from the wall.

‘Slide the wire down behind the fork, and it will be guided right onto the nail. Then just pull up the fork. Saves a dozen attempts to “catch” the nail on the wire.’
GSNow

16.

‘If you’re a man, you don’t need to pee standing up. This will save you a lot of cleaning.’
ClaymorePlanted

17.

‘I would always add oil or butter to my pan right away and wait for it to heat up. You’re actually supposed to wait until the pan gets really hot and then add the oil. Doing that makes any pan non-stick.’
WasItG00d4U

18.

‘Not making a joke when someone gives you a compliment. I have learned to say “Thank you. That’s nice to hear”. Game changer for me.’
IGotRoks

19.

‘Boots first, then corset.’
EllesAway

20.

‘You’re not supposed to rinse after brushing your teeth. You’re supposed to allow toothpaste residue to sit on your teeth for like 30 mins. You just spit and move on. Don’t rinse your mouth with water.’
thedankbank1021

21.

‘The inside shower curtain goes inside tub.’
Glittering_Animal395

22.

‘Pinching the edge of a record to get it out of the sleeve. That’s how you get noise on the beginning of every record.

‘Proper way is to hold sleeve horizontal and slide the record out onto your hand so that the ends of your fingers are on the label and the edge of the record is in the crook of your thumb and palm.’
markzip

23.

‘I folded all my washclothes and they barely fit in the drawer. My kid said “why don’t you just stack them unfolded in there?” It’s brilliant. They fit perfectly and it saves time. It sounds stupid, but it was a game changer.’
thoughtfractals85
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To conclude …

‘The comments here go from being absolute genius to absolute wtf dude?’
chrisr3240

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