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It’s no secret that knowledge is one of the most powerful traits a person can have. From personal to societal growth – many things depend on it. That’s why we should all strive to improve ourselves in whatever ways we can.
Today's list could be one of those ways. Sure, it might be quite unorthodox, but sometimes the best insights come from the unexpected, don’t they? So, without further ado, let’s jump into this collection of relatively weird facts and see what we can learn!
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#1
If you go to the plant section of a store and walk around, you will likely find a few clippings on the ground. You can pick those up and take them home with you and stick them in some dirt and illegally download a plant for free :).
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#2
The band The Monkees were investigated by the FBI during the 60s because J. Edgar Hoover believed they were a threat to national security.
#3
If you want to start a conversation with someone you like, ask them for a favour or advice.
Petra Peitsch 1 month ago (edited)
Yaps, because people always like more to give, than to accept (except of money.... )
You probably know the saying “knowledge is power”, something we've all likely heard in our lifetimes in one form or another. Well, the saying doesn’t lie – knowledge, in fact, holds a lot of power.
It allows people to make informed decisions, understand concepts, and solve problems, leading them to personal growth and career advancements, not to mention driving progress, innovation, and economic development on a societal level.
There are plenty of ways to improve your knowledge, from traditional to quite unconventional ones. The former would include things like reading books, getting an education, or simply gaining knowledge through practice; you get the gist.
#4
There was a pretty scary book published right after 9/11 about how plane passengers can “stop a hijacking” by using lots of different things… aluminium can, tiny bottle, meal tray…. on a plane as a weapon with tips on places of the body to target including arteries.
#6
Those combination locks with 5 vertical buttons?
2 and 4 together, then 3. Open.
Default code that overrides customer defined and is rarely ever disabled.
:).
The less traditional paths to education can take many forms. For example, knowing how informative social media is nowadays can surely be a source of education in a way. Granted, being aware of possible misinformation is very important here (and anywhere else, to be honest).
To make sure the information you’re presented with is trustworthy, you can do the CRAAP Test (yes, the name is a bit funny, but bear with us). This includes checking the information’s currency (or in other words, recency), relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose – factors whose names form the abbreviation CRAAP. And that’s just one of the ways to be wary about the information you’re consuming.
Besides social media, you can gain knowledge from things like newsletters, podcasts, or today’s list. We filled it with facts that netizens in some online threads deemed “illegal to know”.
#7
You can buy many keys online. Among them are:
There's the Ford fleet keys, which can get you into cops cars.
There's firefighter and maintenance elevator keys which let you control elevators. You can turn them off, or turn it to fire evacuation mode (it just goes to main floor and is then unusable) and even firefighter/maintenance mode which the elevator will only go where you want it to go. It won't stop at other floors to pick up other people.
Keys for bulldozers, backhoes, and other heavy equipment. Often one key will open many models omfrom the same manufacturer.
There's also something called a Lishi Tool. It can be used to pick locks, but it's also set you to tell you the position of each pin in the lock. That allows you to have another key cut from code (useful if you lose your keys and don't want to replace the whole lock.)
And of course, handcuff keys. I've used a real handcuff keys in toy cuffs, so I'd imagine toy keys could work in real handcuffs.
Generally these would all be legal to own (except the Lishi which is a type of lockpick and has various legalities around the US.) All you need is an internet connection, a credit card to pay for it and an address to send it to.
#8
Jury nullification is something every U.S. citizen should know about.
Disseminating information about it could actually lead to charges being pressed in certain circumstances, so it kinda *is* illegal at times.
Nice Beast Ludo 1 month ago
If you want everyone to know about it, it would be helpful to explain. I think I know what it means but Im going to Google it
Of course, it’s just a joke; you shouldn’t worry about getting into legal trouble for knowing these, it just signifies how random or even weird some of these facts are. Since we don’t want to spoil anything, you just have to check them out for yourself (and don't forget to upvote!).
As we already acknowledged, knowledge is a powerful and useful trait, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its drawbacks. One of them is the so-called “curse of knowledge.”
It’s a cognitive bias, which occurs when a person with specialized knowledge assumes others also have it. Basically, they start to take said knowledge for granted and it gets hard for them to remember times when they didn’t know it, now that it comes as second nature to them.
#10
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.
[It's known as Konami code]
#11
Personal experience - Choose your friends and friends circle wisely if you don't wanna regret later. And try not to expose your vulnerabilities too easily.
Petra Peitsch 1 month ago
After a certain age, you don't make any more new friends, but good acquaintances.... at best.
#12
If you have full coverage auto insurance with comprehensive and collision (double check your policy) - you don’t need to buy the additional insurance coverage from car rental companies.
So, as I might already understand, such bias can start affecting a person's relationships, as they might have a hard time understanding how someone doesn’t get the same things as they do.
For example, a teacher or professor may not be able to wrap their head around how students can not get a concept that comes easily to them. In the long run, it can cause some friction between them and disturb the relationship.
This curse can also hurt the person themselves, not only their bonds with others. When a person takes their knowledge for granted, they can’t fully grasp how much of it they have accumulated over time, and how much they improved from a starting point, which leads to undervaluing their achievements.
#13
You can order maintenence keys on Amazon for most models of coin op laundry machines.
#14
Sometimes you can play around with URLs and find clean copies of watermarked previews. Helps a lot when trying to learn a song that you don’t have sheet music for.
Since meaningful praise (even if it comes from yourself) is proven to boost motivation, performance, and memory, when a person deprives themselves of it due to said undervaluation, in extreme cases it might stagnate their progress.
So, to avoid such extreme consequences, when learning new things, you should attempt to stay as mindful of it as possible, but without letting it take away the joy of discovery. A tricky balance, but what life situation isn’t, right?
Do you know any interesting or odd facts that weren’t mentioned here? Share with us in the comments!
#16
In Roman times people used urine to wash clothes, clean teeth and as mouthwash.
#17
Went to EOD refresher. We visited various three-letter agencies around DC. At one of them, during the presentation, the presenter says, "I can't show you this", as he puts up the next slide. Found out under which administration North Korea actually gained nuclear capability.
#18
Want to return you amazon order but option not given?
Replace your order twice and the third time you can see a return option as well.
#19
In Australia no electrical apprentice can work within 600mm of green domes ( where houses are connected to underground power) but you can work as close as you want if you don't have any electrical license.
#20
If someone still don't know whenever you want to call your bank customer care executive these days they purposely try to make it as hard and deep inside several inputs as possible that to you actually connect with a real person so just click the apply for loan/credit card input option or just say i want to apply for a credit card if you also suffer from one of those ai asking you questions like axa from axis bank types they'll connect you to a real person in a minute and they can transfer the call to the concerned dept if you let them know.
#21
You can train your brain to extract happiness and pleasure from pain, as long as the pain is contributing to your growth.
#22
If you use a natural gas then fire fighters will think it was a gas leak whereas if you use something like gasoline, it leaves identifiable burn marks.
#23
You can just pirate things and nobody will care. Want a book? Pirate it. Want to play a game? Pirate it. Want to watch a movie? Pirate it. I have not given a major corporation money since 2018.
#24
If you want something for free which you already have just contact their company customer care or write an email to them and see the magic..
#25
Cold drinking water hack.
You know there is a tub thing to collect ice in. Add some water in it next time you wanna drink cold water take about a half glass of water and drop it in the ice collector thing prop it back in a glass you have cold water. Remember to change water every other day.
PS: I'm sleepy as I'm writing this please inbri the typos.
#26
Sticking the correct inductor across a socket sends reactive power back to energy suppliers and wastes energy but they can't charge you for reactive energy usage.
#27
Being brutally honest will get you to be in places you want to be.
What do you think ?
Sky Render 1 month ago (edited)
I envy you for having not seen the neverending stream of much, much worse advice articles that regularly pollute the main page. What's your secret?
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Shannon Donnelly 1 month ago
The Darwin Award List for getting ahead in our society?? How to become a social pariah in 27 easy steps??
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Gustav Gallifrey 1 month ago (edited)
Was it compulsory to be drunk, or dhrug-addled, or severely sleep-deprived to contribute to this article?
A girl 1 month ago
Oh, that's how I powered through. Gobs. Btw. Ty for clarification
Load More Replies... Sky Render 1 month ago (edited)
I envy you for having not seen the neverending stream of much, much worse advice articles that regularly pollute the main page. What's your secret?
Load More Replies... Shannon Donnelly 1 month ago
The Darwin Award List for getting ahead in our society?? How to become a social pariah in 27 easy steps??
Load More Replies... Gustav Gallifrey 1 month ago (edited)
Was it compulsory to be drunk, or dhrug-addled, or severely sleep-deprived to contribute to this article?
A girl 1 month ago
Oh, that's how I powered through. Gobs. Btw. Ty for clarification
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