Common knowledge isn’t that common. Sure, you can’t know everything, and excelling in one area often means neglecting another, but things like first aid and the definition (and use) of free speech should be universally understood. At least, in the perfect world — it’s in everyone’s best interest.
But, again, they’re not. So when Reddit user CasualBeers made a post on the platform, asking its users to share basic facts that they’ve noticed a surprisingly large number of people don’t know, folks immediately started listing their suggestions. Here are some of the most popular ones.
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#1
How vaccines work. If they “make you sick,” it’s because they’re working! Your body is mounting a defense and creating antibodies to help fight off infection. A lot of really smart scientists have devoted their entire lives to keep us safe against life-threatening infection and people who have no medical training refuse them. It seems pretty idiotic and cavalier to me
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#2
Just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it is automatically healthy.
Just because it is artificial or synthetic doesn’t mean it is automatically bad for you.
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#3
Antibiotics do not work on a virus.
Edit: I did not expect this to blow up this much. Thank you so much for the awards and the shared information!
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#4
The difference between there, their, and they’re.
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#5
It is very easy to not block the whole aisle with your cart at the grocery store.
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#6
Don’t just pet someone’s dog. Always ask first!
#7
How long it takes a semi truck to stop
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#8
That you should wait for people to get off the elevator when it arrives at your floor, instead of cramming yourself in when the doors open, blocking their departure.
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#9
This one is for my fellow men out there. Washing your booty hole DOES NOT make you gay. I have seen comments being made by a plethora of males stating that. It’s basic hygiene yo.
#10
You can pick the better of two evils and still not like either choice.
Related:
You don’t need to be 100% for one thing and 100% against something else.
#11
Woman is singular, women is plural. Hate seeing inspirational comments that are intended to be moving start off with “As an independent women, I feel xyz”
Also that being a feminist doesn’t mean you hate men
#12
That not all internet news is real ….
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#13
The Earth is not flat.
#14
A guest requested their chicken to be cooked medium rare this week. I don’t understand why I have to stress that chicken only leaves the kitchen when it’s completely cooked
#15
That the scientific meaning of “theory” isn’t what the colloquial sense means.
#16
That epipens and narcan do not stop reactions/overdoses. They slow them down so getting a person to proper care is still a necessity
#17
Frankenstein isn’t the name of the moster. It’s the name of his doctor who created him.
Completely worthless information still.. I thought it may fit here. 😐
#18
That Africa is not a country.
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#19
How you should vote in elections. Just because your parents were one side or the other, doesn’t mean you have to be. You don’t have to tell anyone how you voted. Do your research and vote smart.
#20
Ponies are *small* horses, not *baby* horses.
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#21
How to tell if food has gone bad. When I worked in a meat department, we got like one call a day from people saying “I bought this X days ago, is it still good?” Lady, I’m not there with you. This ain’t a smellophone. You’re going to have to use your own senses and brain on this one.
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#22
How to merge in traffic.
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#23
Evidence based reasoning and what evidence means.
#24
Fact checking.
Most of people are prone to fake news and propaganda nowadays.
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#25
How to spot an obvious scam. Look how many people fall for those clickbait articles and chain posts and propaganda and stuff
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#26
First Aid
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#27
It’s better to use water that’s not quite boiling when you’re making your tea.
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