‘What’s a critical thing that a disturbing number of people don’t know?’ – 17 proper eye-openers
10.
‘Tariffs aren’t paid by the country they target.’
-Amiiboid
11.
‘Women have 3 holes in their private area. As a woman, you would be shocked at how many of my female friends growing up did not know that.’
-DisabledButts
12.
‘As I’m getting older I’m realizing how many people legitimately don’t know how to cook/basic cooking practices. I grew up cooking with my family and a lot of my friends just happen to know their way around a kitchen but I’ve met people who have never even used their oven after months because they have no need.’
-giganticockosaurus
13.
‘How to save someone choking on something. Also being able to do it to yourself in case you are alone.’
-crapeater1759
14.
‘Disability is a numbers game.
‘If you live long enough, you WILL become disabled in some way.
‘The human mind keeps us from processing this as fact, because our brains prefer to believe that our Special Wonderful Specialness and Superior Logic will make us the exception that proves the rule, but it never will. Ever.
‘You, just like every other being on this planet, will experience death or physical breakdown followed by eventual death.
There is no way to escape it.
‘The only thing you can do is try to make disabled lives easier, with the knowledge that it will be you someday.’
-saintsithney
15.
‘If you drive your car into a body of water like a lake or river, immediately roll down the windows. Once you’re submerged, pressure will prevent them from opening (you won’t be able to open the doors either).’
-Flurb4
16.
‘When to STFU.’
-Ninakittycat
17.
‘Reddit is not representative of anything other than reddit.’
-trappedslider
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