Redditor rat-avec-london asked:
"What is a lifehack that seems fake, but is a true lifesaver?"
I love a good short cut. Enlighten me.
Rushed
"If you stand up too fast and your head starts to spin/rush/blackout tighten your abs as hard as you can and it’ll help drastically reduce the head rush. you can also do it preemptively to help stop it before it even happens."
54turtlelord
season 1 friends GIFGiphySplash
"Splash some water your face. As a mammal, you have a diving instinct, so water on your face triggers a response: you wake up, there's more oxygen to your brain, you feel better, plus your face is wet."
phargle
"My deceased grandmother told me to do this every morning. Now I know the science behind it, I will try to be more diligent in doing it. Cheers."
crusty_crabapple
"I do this driving long distances. I keep a wash rag and a bottle of water on stand by. Better than a loud radio or the windows down."
k-c-jones
Stains
"If you get food/grease stains on your clothes, cover the stain with dishwashing liquid. The stain will come off when you wash your clothes."
Magster56
"Always double check the stain is gone before sticking it in the dryer too! The heat will set the stain in even more. I love using dish soap for laundry stains, I even keep a tiny bottle in my laundry room."
"Lestoil works great for greasy stains too."
onetwothreefouronetw
break any fall...
"When it is icy or going through somewhere wet, always have both hands free to break any fall. When working with a job you know has safety hazard, always be on the look out. My coworker broke her wrist because someone forgot to put the pallet in the correction location. Sometimes people are out to get you or maybe not even thinking of you (or your safety) so always got to have your own back."
sweethomeall
Click First
"Turn your device on and off before contacting tech support."
Pochusaurus
"And restart your computer regularly, not a shut down, a restart. Shut down is now just a glorified sleep and will not solve your problem."
WaddlingKereru
light turn off GIF by Alexis TapiaGiphyI hate that off/on. I've spent half my life doing it. :(
Slip
"If your ring gets stuck on your finger windex will slide it right off. Worked at a jewelry store for five plus years."
coykoi314
married single ladies GIFGiphyLighten it Up
"Use whitening toothpaste and a little water with a paper towel to clean stained dry erase boards. It easily removes ink and doesn't spread it around like rubbing alcohol. Works on boards that have been stained for years.
VHDT10
"Also, if you accidentally use permanent marker on a whiteboard (we’ve all done in) you can use whiteboard pen to it. Once the permanent marker is dry, draw over it with the whiteboard pen, let that dry and wipe off."
LochNessMother
"Also works great on dirty white leather/fake leather shoes like Adidas Stan Smith."
planetary_dust
back and forth
"I saw a comment on one of these kinda threads that recommended gently rocking back and forth while pooping. I’ve never had any problems in the bathroom, but I happened to be sitting on the toilet when I read the comment so I decided to give it a test drive. I was pleasantly surprised at how quick and effortless the whole experience was and I haven’t gone back to my old stationary technique since."
"As a bonus... #1 and #2 now require the same amount of time in the bathroom!"
A**_LORD_666
kills stone dead...
"If you have funky armpits and need to fix them fast, use hand sanitiser. I figured this out years ago when I remembered that the smell comes from bacteria reactions - which antibacterial hand gel kills stone dead. Instant results and the medical smell lasts only a minute. Don't do this routinely though as it's delicate skin."
ihadanideaonce
And a Razor
"Use shaving cream as anti-fog. I used it on the inside of my motorcycle visor. Smear it on, let it dry, then rinse off and dry. It also works for bathroom mirrors. You can use it on a small spot so you can still see when you get out of the shower."
Caspers_Shadow
Season 2 Mess GIF by Paramount+GiphySurvival tips to know. I'm making a list.
When they fly the coop...
"If you take care of a baby bird, the mother won’t want it anymore because it’ll smell like a human."- GreatXs
No amount of fiber can help you
"If you swallow gum, it'll stay in your digestive tract for 7 years."- stinky_cheese33
It was every other subjects he had trouble with
"Albert Einstein failed math in school."- Nothingreallyend
albert einstein GIFGiphyThough it does make shampooing easier
"Shaving your hair will make the hair grow back thicker.'- RunWithScissorsss
Sleep with your mouth closed
"The amount of spiders you eat while being asleep."- pantsofafatman
Just... No...
"That you are supposed to pee on a jellyfish sting to ease the pain."- Actuaryba
jellyfish burn GIF by Monterey Bay AquariumGiphyOlé
"Bulls not liking the color red."
"Bulls are partially color blind and can only see yellow, green, blue, and violet."- Rogurzz
Call a Lyft instead
"Coffee, speed, and uppers sober you up."
"Nope!"
"Too drunk to drive?"
"Now you're drunk AND on drugs, you just don't feel the effects of the booze but your motor skills, reaction time and decision making are all still drunk AF."- kirkrjordan
Best let nature run its course
"The damn alpha wolf."
"It was one study under captivity, the poor researcher made it his life's work to try and set it right."
"If you want a brutal hierarchy where everyone pecks down, what you're looking for is chickens."- raxeira-etterath
dog lol GIF by Regal CinemasGiphyGive this one some thought
"We can only use 10% of our brain."- UnbearableHuman
A little bit of research will clear up any doubt you have on these old superstitions and beliefs.
And for anyone who helped out a friend who got stung by a jellyfish, no need to be embarrassed.
Redditor MrBonelessPizza24 asked:
"What animals have a bad reputation they don’t deserve?"
Vultures
"At least in my area of the US, the buzzards [turkey vultures] clean up the trash and dead animals on the roads. Yes, they are not pretty to look at but they do the job barely anyone wants to do."
- Cheetodude625
"Fun fact about vultures. In India because cows are revered they would euthanize old or sick ones with a special chemical as it was deemed the most humane way to do it. However despite having an almost steel trap of a stomach this chemical was also killing the vultures."
"The vultures would usually eat the dead cattle when they were decomposing. As a result decomposing cows were no longer being consumed and were beginning to spread sickness to the people around them."
"The Indian government had to make a change to the way cows were euthanized and as a result the vulture population bounced back and sickness due to proximity of rotting cow corpses went down."
"Vultures are very important to the ecosystem, but are usually treated badly because of their primary purpose within it. They shouldn't be, they provide an integral piece of it."
- Ghonaherpasiphilaids
"Himalayan cultures have to assist the scavenger birds by cutting up their dead and feeding it to the scavenger birds."
"Where they are above the frost line nothing really decomposes. It's also much too cold for burial."
"I'm sure they appreciate the birds, as they'd have died of disease without their assistance."
- PolarBare333
GiphyOviraptor
"It's extinct, but Oviraptor."
"Back in the day the first one found was a well preserved specimen lying in a clutch of eggs."
"Not much was known about oviraptor eggs at the time but these seemed to be from a much larger species, so it was thought that the critter died trying to get a free meal, so the paleontologist gave it the name 'Egg theif'."
"Years later, a really well preserved clutch of eggs was found, with perfect baby Oviraptor skeletons inside."
"The original specimen was a mother that died trying to protect its eggs, not trying to eat them. But because of paleontologys' 'first come, first served' rules in regards to naming things it will be forever known as a thief."
- Froskr
GiphyRavens
"Ravens."
"People think they're evil just because sometimes they're scavengers, and they were known to pick at bodies when public executions were still a thing."
"Because of that they're forever the symbol of death and many people think they're evil."
- BroskiWind
"Plus, they are pretty smart."
‐ The_Sound_of_Slants
GiphySharks
"Sharks."
"Humans taste disgusting apparently and sharks prefer something with blubber like seals or whales. Sharks have very very poor eyesight so they often mistake surfers for seals (imagine someone laying down on a surf board, it looks like a seal from below)."
"They aren’t entirely sure what humans are and sometimes they’ll do a test nibble to check. Then will go away once they realize that it’s not a seal."
"Unfortunately their test nibbles aren’t very gentle but also aren’t fatal as long as no major arteries were hit."
"You’re more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark."
- CapaxInfini
GiphyMOO
"Most cows will not really hesitate to walk up to a human which could lead to a dangerous situation. A shark on the other hand?"
"Most sharks will quickly disappear into the depths the second they see a human. Hammerhead sharks, in particular, want absolutely nothing to do with us and will bolt on sight."
"Unless you're splashing around at the surface of the water, the chances of actually getting attacked by a shark unprovoked are super low. Cows seem more likely to attack unprovoked."
‐ Pixel131211
Bats
"Bats. They eat more insects in one night than a spider will in a month. And they're rarely aggressive."
"Bats aren't harmless. They are a carrier of rabies, which is deadly to humans and animals alike. You should definitely be *wary of them."
"They are wild animals, and though they aren't usually confrontational, that doesn't make them friendly, either. All I ask is if they are not bothering you, leave them alone."
"If they are, then please, do something about it. I don't want anyone to feel like they are obligated to allow bats to nest in their chimney or attic."
"Bats belong in the wild, not in your house."
- Independent_Sea_836
GiphySeagulls
"Gulls are actually really expressive and very social, so they're fun to watch."
"Mature gulls in flight are quite beautiful over the ocean."
"The reason they go after people's food is because people feed them."
- olivi_yeah
"I’ll admit that I am one of the feeder people. When I’m fishing, I give some gulls (and other shorebirds) some of the bait."
"They love me and tend to keep the families and other fishermen and fisherwomen far enough away from me to satisfy my hate of socialization."
- Drulock
Giphy(o)Possums
"[North American] Possums. They are very disease resistant."
"They are unlikely to carry rabies, because their body temperature is too low for the rabies virus to thrive."
- Automatic_Judge7910
"They also eat ticks!"
- Laurasaur20
GiphyBlack Cats
"Black cats."
"They are even more adorable than the other cats and I don't understand why they have become the most known symbol of bad luck."
- SpacePickle95
"We've had 3. Each one was as awesome as the next."
"They still have different personalities, but black cats seem to have bolder personalities."
- normaldeadpool
GiphyBees
"Honey bees. People are terrified but the last thing a honeybee wants to do is sting you."
"They just want to work. They are gentle creatures with personality and moods."
- thickener
"Most people can’t tell the difference between bees and wasps and assume bees will behave like wasps."
- ReallySmallWeenus
"We are so large compared to bees that they actually only see us as environmental markers. When they see us, they see a mountain, not a giant."
"They might sting your hand if they mistake it for an adversary, but they don’t care about you."
"They evolved to recognize other insects as predators. You are too big to register as living."
- Crazed_waffle_party
GiphyMosquitoes
"Mosquitoes."
"Just kidding—f'k mosquitoes."
- coobreeze6
"Came here to see if anyone would defend mosquitoes."
"I would have then assumed that "person" was in fact a sentient mosquito. And never went outside again."
- snowman226
"Mosquitos have a vital role in the ecosystem. They are the food of some animals like frogs and dragonflies."
"They are vegetarian most of the time; they eat nectars. They only bite when they are pregnant; they need the protein in blood for the eggs."
"BUT, mosquitos also have the most number of humans killed. They are the carrier of many diseases like malaria and dengue fever."
- Background-Lunch698
"Apparently only 6% of mosquito species feed on humans, and only half of that actually carries deadly diseases."
- NotGod_DavidBowie
My Team
"Bats. Anything that eats mosquitoes is on my team. Unfortunately in my part of the country they’ve been nearly wiped out by white-nose syndrome. https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/white-nose-syndrome-killed-over-90-three-north-american-bat-species"
silviaz*itch
"Bats are my favorite animal and it breaks my heart that they're always the scapegoat. Rabies? Bats. SARS? Bats. COVID? Bats. They're very unlikely to pass on rabies, despite what that rabies copy pasta might have you think, because they die quickly from it."
an_ineffable_plan
WOOF!
"Wolves... they are vital to ecosystems and if you leave them alone they will do the same, if you save its life it'll remember years later, and it's tragic they have such a huge negative stigma against them."
Many_Rule_9280
"I love wolves! I remember seeing one on a hike with my family down by a pond, it was a beautiful sight. Wolves really need more appreciation."
bunnies_can_fly
Set Them Free
"Greyhounds. People breed them and keep them in concrete cages and abuse them and the only interactions they get is being made to chase a fluffy thing to activate their prey drive to win their owners money. And people wonder why they're nervous dogs who chase anything resembling a bunny, including cats and small dogs. Source: I fostered rescued racing dogs."
its_jaz_tho
Genius
"Foxes. Even in children's fairy tales, we were shown that foxes are cunning and greedy. However, in life they are like dogs with the habits of a cat and make cute sounds. Although I may be wrong."
ZaneElrick
"Not wrong, they have many vocalizations and can be fairly tame (rescued or captive foxes) wild foxes are notoriously shy by not gunna bother people. The only cons are they are high risk for rabies and thier pee smells so bad that people who work with them have an impaired social life. But they are still stinkin' cute"
SoccerGamerGuy7
The Scourge
"Hyenas."
IfAwardDeleteAccount
"Just to throw examples out there, hyenas are often depicted as scavengers who scrounge the scraps from the mighty lions. In reality, hyenas are the most successful predators in Africa and lions steal their kills."
"They're also considered to be the most socially complex carnivores in the world and they help to stop the spread of disease by eating every part of their kills. Vultures (another group with a bad rap) are also great at stopping disease from spreading."
BadgerSituation
The Lion King Lol GIFGiphyNot a Pest
"Spiders, they're just doing their thing being good people and eating the true pests."
COVID-69420bbq
"Man, I love having me a spiderbro. So far, I've had at least one in each place I've lived. It's nice knowing I got one looking out for me, keeping my place gnat/fly free. I don't understand what people don't understand about a mutually beneficial relationship. It's like borrowing some friction from a stranger, nothing wrong with it."
asdaaaaaaaa
Oink
"Pigs. Any farm animal, but pigs and cows don’t deserve being mocked and tortured. Pigs are highly intelligent animals, some outperforming 3 year old toddlers. 'Pig' is used as an insult to men/ cops, but it’s a really gross comparison because they’re smart, sweet, and just wanna decorate their little area with flowers. Be nice to all animals please and at least learn about who you’re eating."
Oliviasharp2000
All life on Earth evolved into a niche in the food chain.
While the extinction of one species might not topple the ecosystem, it does have an impact.
"What false fact did you believe in for way too long?"
These innocent misinterpretations are completely understandable. Or are they?
The Remedy
"I used to think that eating cold turkey somehow helped people quit smoking."
– JLynn943
Don't Mess With The Bones
"Cracking your knuckles is bad for you and causes arthritis."
– lobie81
Star Power
"Wishing on stars was a real thing."
"When I was about 4 or 5 my dad overheard me wish on a bright star that the next time we went out to eat I would get a huge tub of vanilla ice cream (my fav)"
"A couple days later we went to the restaurant he was regional manager of (Hooters lmao) and out pops this waitress with one of those fancy tin things that you always see in gourmet restaurants in movies."
"You know, where they take the top of it off when you set it down? She sat it in front of me, pulled the top off, to reveal a big ole tub of vanilla ice cream. My little mind was blown and I don’t think I had ever been so excited."
"I would tell that story to prove my point until I was like 12 years old lol."
"My dad really is amazing, he was a single dad and grew up with 4 brothers and did the best he could with 3 daughters haha, I’m so thankful for everything he’s done and I can’t wait to share with him what you’ve all been saying. Keep on wishing ✌🏼 💫"
– humblyhuman888
We Have A Visual
"I thought that when blind people put on sunglasses, they can see."
– HuffyBumblebee
Knot So Much
"That the dr tied a knot in your umbilical cord when you're born, and the knot determines if you have an innie or outie belly button."
– kaia-bean
Undress Code
"That I couldn’t poo without being butt naked in the bathroom. You would be surprised how many naked poopers there are. It was tough for the longest time, like first 24 years or so. Needed to do it at home or in a leisurely space. Big gaps in American bathrooms didn’t make it any easier when others made laser eye contact with the naked pooper. Such a strange habit looking back at it."
– en-joy777
Family dinners were prime educational opportunities for parents.
Don't Scrap The Healthy Bits
"When I was a kid, my mom always told me that all the nutrition in bread is in the crust, so she wouldn't have to keep cutting it off. Found out that wasn't true when I was 20, after bringing it up to some friends. I still get sh*t for that."
– TheGriffnin
The Time Dad Brainwashed His Kids
"That artichoke hearts were toxic. All because my dad wanted me and my brother to leave them for him."
– caryatidcorp
The Truth About Pickles
"I had no clue that pickles and cucumbers were the same thing. I went to grow my first garden and commented that you can't find pickle seeds anywhere. /Facepalm"
– mYl1ttl3PWNY
Simmer Down Now
"I pointed out to a bud of mine something he held as truth for like 20+ years."
"If you boil water twice, it can kill you."
"His mom always screeched at him to fully empty a kettle before boiling more water, or when cooking once it's brought to a boil, then down to a summer, you're not allowed to bring the heat up again. Too much boiling WILL KILL YOU."
"A quick Google search proves this is wrong but also where the tiny grain of truth spun his mom's brain out of control. Things like fluoride won't boil off. So if you boil the same water or keep adding to boiled water, you will just concentrate these chemicals until you get a lethal dose! Except in order to do that you'd have to boil 100s of 1,000s of gallons of water AND drink it all in a single sitting. Which you would never do because drinking that much safe water could kill you a few times over."
– TheInnsmouthLook
Toxic Bonbon
"My grandad loved dark chocolates. He always told my dad that dark chocolate is poisonous to children so he wouldn't take any. Trouble is, he never corrected him."
"So, when my dad was 23 and at a friend's house, their toddler got hold of an after eight."
"Cue my dad leaping from the couch, shouting 'NO' and slapping the chocolate out of the toddler's hand."
– EmpressCheddarPickle
These Redditors strongly believed in their own assumptions.
The Truth Comes Crashing Down
"A blanket was a viable parachute when jumping off a porch..."
– Finalfantasylove85
When Kills A Spider
"That spiders have big territories, so if your father killed the ENORMOUS spider in your room it was safe to go to bed, because there would be no other spiders in the WHOLE house."
– chrisseren1988
A Sinister Tune
"That the song 'In the Air Tonight' by Phil Collins was about him witnessing a man letting another man drown."
– zenunseen
International Doppelgängers
"When I was younger I believed that in different countries a version of myself was there."
"Ex* in France there would be a French version of myself living a regular life."
– Warm-Presentation560
As a kid, I whistled a lot after discovering I was able to do it well.
I would whistle day and night. My mom finally put the kibosh on that when she told me, according to Japanese folklore, whistling at night was a signal for demons disguised as snakes would appear and wreak havoc on a family.
I was TEN, superstitious, and jumpy, and I believed that with every fiber of my being.
She could've told me to just stop it. But she went the creative route. Good one, mom.
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