“Lefty Loosy, Righty Tighty”: 30 Highly Useful Facts That Are Not Yet Universal Knowledge
In the 21st century, the real issue isn’t “How do you find information?” but “How do you sift through the oceans of data out there?” As a result, it can be hard to actually know what is “common knowledge” and what is some obscure factoid you have randomly memorized.
Someone asked “What’s something you thought was common knowledge but found out most people didn’t know” and netizens shared their best examples. From intricate traffic rules to observations about human behavior, hopefully, you will learn something new. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorite examples, and comment your ideas below.
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If you flick the bar sticking out of your steering wheel up, it causes the lights on the right side of your vehicle to flash. And if you flick it down, the left side flashes, so people know you are going to make a turn or change lanes. It even works in pickup trucks!
Queer people existed in the "olden times". And they exist in countries where it's banned. And they exist in ultra-conservative families.
Those fundamentalists who decry homosexuality as immoral fail to realize...first, that God made all...second, that Old Testament scripture recognized it. Called it immoral, but recognized it. "Nothing new under the sun"
Social media is NOT for you, it's for advertisers. You're the product.
Except Tumblr. It has already cost a large company billions of dollars and is somehow still running.
You let people out before entering
This is not really knowledge, more politeness and common sense: to get in, you need room made by people leaving.
Being nice and patient will give you a bigger chance of getting a refund or a new of whatever is broken, than being angry and blaming the random worker
Nice and patient =/= make excuses and be avoidant though. You still need to be firm and show you won't just go away if they make it difficult. It means you don't raise your voice, don't make accusations, no name calling and simply stating the facts without assumptions of malice. Never say sorry for your complaint. But be friendly when addressing it. I want to bring to your attention that this food is cold and I ask you to get me hot food please. Is perfectly friendly and fine. Say thank you when they make it right.
You have to empty the lint trap on your dryer after each load.
If you are driving and it is raining - turn your lights on.
That you should wash your hands every time you use the toilet. Yes, even if you “got nothing on them”.
HR is there to protect the employer, NOT you.
Grenadine is made from pomegranate, not cherry.
Gambling at a casino will most likely result in losing money.
The older I get, the more I'm realizing basic history is not known at all.
That's true. A lot of people have a very, very shaky grasp of even basic history. Kind of like people who can't even find their own continent on a world map.
RSVP means Please Respond. Not respond if you're coming, or respond if you're not coming. Respond whether you're coming or not.
Vehicles entering a freeway/merging with traffic do not have the right-of-way and YIELD signs are not merely suggestions.
Ammonia + Bleach = Poison Gas. Don't combine the two, and pay attention to the active ingredients on cleaning products. Glass cleaner is often ammonia-based while "bathroom cleaners" usually contain bleach, for example.
95% of getting what you want, is in HOW YOU ASK.
Don't be a d**k/karen, and you will likely get whatever you need.
"someone should have told you, at a very young age, that you attract more flies with honey than vinegar."
Cows have to give birth first before they can produce milk
Just like any other mammal
The calves are taken away immediately after birth and put in separate "igloos", so no mommy time and no contact with other calves. However, some dairy farmers are very successful with a different approach: They leave the calves a couple of months (up to 10 months) with their moms, in the herd. The milk "lost" is no issue (the substitute the calves are fed is not cheap), the farmers have less work and the animals are healthier and well socialized.
Lefty loosy, righty tighty
I've heard that in one language (I think it was Spanish/Portugese but I'm totally not sure) they have a version of this that goes "The Right oppresses, the Left liberates" and I think it's cool as hell 😁
Mayonnaise does not have any dairy in it. Just because eggs are sold in the 'dairy' section of the grocery store does not mean eggs are dairy products. They will not trigger your lactose intolerance because they have no lactose in them.
If the traffic lights are out at an intersection, treat it as a 4 way stop.
If interrogated by the police for a crime ask for a lawyer and say nothing. You can be incredibly guilty but without your testimony you have a chance to get off. You have rights.
Some eggs aren't fertilized and will never become a baby/chicken/penquin. It baffles me how many folks Ive had to explain that to this month alone.
All factory farmed eggs are unfertilized. Those hens never even see a rooster from afar.
I'm always surprised by the number of people who think that ponies are *baby* horses rather than *small* horses.
This one is not so straight forward. There is no universal standard definition of 'pony'. In some places it is based on current height, and others it's a horse below the average height for it's breed. In some places it's based on the shape of the horse (shorter legs, stockier appearance, wider heads, etc). A few countries use a variation of the word to literally mean 'small/baby horse'. A few places even use the word to describe a female horse with a great temperament. So in summary, All ponies are horses, but not all horses are ponies, and all "baby" ponies are ponies, but not all "baby" horses are ponies, but all "baby" horses might be ponies, depending on where they grow up.
A lot of media online. It's easy to see something being really popular online and forget that it's only popular amongst people of a certain demographic or audience.
I'm in my late 20s and I teach English occassionally. Sometimes it's fun to inflict psychical damage to my teen students by asking questions like "Who's Mr. Beast?" (or any other famous Youtuber / internet celebrity they mention) 😁
Roman Numerals.
Not sure why I thought it was common knowledge.
If you want to drink beer all night long, drink a glass of water between each beer. You will be the last one standing.
It's also useful to avoid hangover (which is merely dehydration). Well, the best is to drink alcohol lightly, of course.
The arrow next to your gas pump symbol on your dashboard indicates what side of the car your tank is on. ⛽️🚗
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Highly Useful Fact: When driving on the freeway in a snow storm allow all pickup trucks to fly past you at 80 mph. You'll find them in a ditch about a mile up the road.
Anyone up for a ddos attack on bored panda next time the repeat the worlds worst 40 facts for morons?
Highly Useful Fact: When driving on the freeway in a snow storm allow all pickup trucks to fly past you at 80 mph. You'll find them in a ditch about a mile up the road.
Anyone up for a ddos attack on bored panda next time the repeat the worlds worst 40 facts for morons?
