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In 1879 it was estimated the Oxford English Dictionary to take 10 years for completion, but in five years they’d only reached the word “Ant”. After crowdsourcing readers to help it was completed 44 years later. The publishers now estimate it would take a single person 120 years to just type it.
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Between the 1840’s and 1940’s there was an idea that couples did better to sleep in separate beds. People thought if couples slept together the sleeper who was weaker in some way (such as older) would absorb vitality from the sleeper who was stronger in some way.
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In the 1970’s after the popularity of Bruce Lee films, nunchucks were made illegal in many countries including the U.S. They were (incorrectly) believed to be extraordinarily dangerous and still remain illegal to possess in CA and MA. NY’s nunchuck ban was ruled unconstitutional in 2018.
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All New Yorkers used to have to move on May 1st if their lease expired. It was known as “Moving Day” which led to massive traffic jams.
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In the early 90s John Travolta’s career was over until director Quentin Tarantino asked to meet. Quentin made John play board games from his past movies and had him recite famous lines to his past films. At the end of the evening Quentin offered the part of Vincent in Pulp Fiction.
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With the world population increasing rapidly, it is essential to increase agricultural production to sustain the growing population. In the recent past, experts have come up with factory farming to increase food security. Similarly, industrial farming produces livestock products on a mass scale by employing intensive methods to keep cattle, pigs, and poultry in optimum controlled conditions to increase their reproduction and weight gain. Remember, if the animals reproduce rapidly, there will be an increase in food production hence food security. As much as factory farming may be slightly costly, the returns are also higher, making it a worthy cause.
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It’s a big, scary world out there.
And we can use all the help we can get in the safety department these days. I’m not trying to be dramatic, I’m just stating the facts, folks.
Do you know any facts that could potentially save someone’s life?
These AskReddit users sure do. Let’s see what they had to say.
“The symptoms of a heart attack are slightly different for men and women. This is one of the reasons women sometimes get diagnosed too late.
Men: Cold sweat/ nausea; Chest pressure/pain; Shortness of breath; Pain in arm(s), back, neck, jaws, stomach
Women: Fainting/ extreme fatigue; Chest pressure; Shortness of breath; Upper back pressure; Light-headedness/ dizziness; Pain in arm(s), back, neck, jaws, stomach.”
“If you EVER get bit by a wild animal, no matter how it acts…
Get. A. Rabies. Shot.
Rabies becomes a death sentence upon the onset of symptoms.”
“Do not pick up a person that has fainted, instead lift their feet above heart level and keep at it till they wake up to make the blood flow back in their head to deliver oxygen.”
“In an emergency around any other people, be intentional and specific with people. Do not shout into the void “someone call for help!!!”
Make eye contact with someone, make sure they know you are talking to them, tell them what you need: “Sir in the blue shirt. Call an ambulance.” “Ma’am with the green jacket, go ask the barista for a clean towel.” “You with the hockey mask and machete, watch this baby!”
Studies have shown that the assumption that someone else will do something is ingrained within people and often they will not help without specifically being talked to.”
“A lot of choking deaths are actually due to embarrassment. If you’re choking, fight the urge to save face.
Don’t go to the bathroom to fix it yourself, don’t sit silently and try to spit up the food yourself. Ask for help ASAP.”
“Mentioned this in another question before, but it’s important: If you hear about an active shooter situation near someone you know, DO NOT CALL THAT PERSON to see if they’re safe or okay.
If that person is in danger, they’re likely trying to hide from the shooter. Their phone going off – even just vibrating – can attract the attention of the shooter and give off their location. So do NOT try to make any attempt to contact them until the situation is completely resolved.
I know it’s absolutely wrenching but it’s much safer to wait.”
“If you have no other option than to fight someone with a knife, you will be cut.
Accept this fact, and just make sure those cuts are only on your hands/arms while you do everything you can to gain control of the knife/disarm the attacker or defeat him/her.
Your jacket or shirt is also a very valuable tool if anyone is trying to stab or slash you providing you have time to get it off.
You can hold it in between both hands and use it to effectively parry or trap and wrap up anything from a pocket knife to a machete.”
“If you are stranded in the desert do not drink the “water” in a cactus.
It will induce vomiting which will dehydrate and kill you faster.”
“Cold related tips!:
If you’re ever stuck in the cold, please DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL. It is a very common misconception that doing so will keep you warm because it does make you feel warm, however it will only make you get colder faster.
When alcohol is consumed, it dilates the blood vessels near your skin, bringing more heat to the outside of your body, and this is why people get red and feel warm when they drink alcohol. This, however, will make you lose heat very quickly. Don’t do it.
Use layers, not a single thick layer. Hot air only stays permanently when trapped by multiple layers.
If start to feel hot, don’t take your clothes off! This sometimes happens with deep-onset hypothermia. Don’t go to sleep, and don’t take your clothes off.”
“If you almost drowned and you have trouble breathing afterwards you should go to the hospital.
You can experience “dry drowning”, where you die hours later due to inhaled fluid in your lungs.”
“The headrest on car seats can typically be removed and the little metal bars that connect the seat to the head rest can be used to break the car’s glass windows in the case of being trapped in the car due to an accident or any other situation that results in being trapped.”
“If you are truly lost in the woods, get ready to spend the night. Find yourself a little sheltered place and improve it the best you can. If you have the means, get a friendly little fire going.
Protect yourself from the elements, and everything is going to look better in the morning. People who stay put get found. People who keep wandering into the night end up freezing to death at the bottom of a ravine with a broken ankle.
If you’re only a little bit lost, turn around and go back the way you came! This sounds super obvious, but getting lost in the woods is a process–you realize you’re off the trail, but you know the car is “right over that hill”.
But when you get to the hilltop, the other side doesn’t look familiar, so you start following the creek down to the river–you know parked upstream by the river. But you’re actually headed up a different fork of the river, and there’s nothing up that canyon but a lot of slippery rocks to die on.
Whereas if you’d have just turned back around, chances are you’d find the trail in no time and be on your way back to the trailhead.
Also, I’d just go ahead and drink out of a creek in any survival situation. (this is very controversial.) But I figure, waterborne illnesses aren’t life threatening in North America (you’re not going to get cholera from a mountain stream), whereas dehydration can cloud your mind and kill you.
And even if you drank giardia (which is pretty unlikely if you’re lost in the woods, since it’s mostly transmitted through human feces), it takes a full week to incubate. Most people are found by then. YMMV.
Source: I was a USFS Wilderness Ranger, and I’ve spent a couple unplanned nights out in the woods, not quite certain where I was. It’s not that bad, really.”
Do you know any facts that could be real lifesavers?
If so, please share them in the comments with us.
We’d love to hear from you!
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Now, that’s a real lifesaver!
People like to throw that phrase around from time to time, but they’re usually referring to a new hot sauce or something pretty insignificant.
But today we’re about to some tips that can actually be considered lifesavers.
AskReddit users shared facts that might save lives.
Let’s take a look.
“If you see someone hit their head and lose consciousness for any period, or shows any confusion (repeating words and phrases is common), they need a hospital visit.
We don’t sleep off concussions now.”
“When on a plane, have your shoes on for take-off and landing.
Statistically they’re the most dangerous times and you don’t want to be trying to escape in bare feet (think fire, or sliced aluminum).”
“Trust your instincts in an unusual situation.
If something feels risky, unusual, or dangerous – well, it probably is.
Four billion years of evolution gave us our survival instincts and since they’re usually “run away!” they’re unlikely to make the situation worse.”
“If you have a grease fire on your stove, do NOT try to put it out with water or move the pan. It can spread the flames even more.
If you can, turn off the heat source. You can put it out by smothering it with a lid, dumping salt or baking soda on it, or use a fire extinguisher if necessary.”
“If one of your depressed friends suddenly starts acting really happy or peaceful, don’t leave them alone.
When suicidal people have a plan and are about to kill themselves, it can make them feel relieved which can make it look like their depression is getting better.”
“If you are taken to the hospital and the doctors ask you if you have taken any drugs don’t just think about the illegal stuff also tell them if you’ve had small things like Advil or Tylenol it could save your life.”
“If you’ve been stabbed, don’t pull out the knife.
That very knife could mean the difference between life and death.
The knife is blocking the blood from leaking out, preventing you from bleeding out.”
“If you ever find yourself in a car that has driven into a body of water where your vehicle will sink, roll the windows down immediately and get out asap.
If you leave them up, the pressure of the water outside your car will make opening the doors very difficult and the battery may short out afterwards so the option will go away. Then you’d need to break the windows or push out the windshield, neither of which are easy, especially on limited oxygen.
If the windows are open water can get in, but that equalizes the pressure so you can still open the door easily and get out in time.
You can try to break the window with the headrest, your seatbelt buckle or anything else you might have on hand, but it’s probably a better first choice to just put the window down while the motor is still working.”
“If your vomit looks like coffee grounds, you may have internal bleeding.
Head straight to the hospital.”
“If you’re staying in a hotel room, take a look at the escape route diagram on the back of the door before you go to bed.
Even if it’s just to think “I need to turn left” or “Either way leads to an escape”.”
“When needing 911 but you can’t speak due to danger or what have you, call and remain silent on the line.
The operator after first answering and repeating their answer a second time will go silent.
They are listening for verbal and background cues. If they hang up thinking it’s a pocket dial don’t despair call back, the system will log it as a call back.
The operator after listening will then go into a non-verbal call. They will ask you to press a button if you have an emergency and cannot speak. Press the key they ask for, go through the call answering using the non-verbal options.
They are all trained to do this and often police will arrive in “silent” dispatch to not endanger you further.
They are coming, stay on the call and keep pressing the keys as applicable.”
“Crawl out of a burning building, breathing as close as possible to the floor as you move.
Toxic smoke rises while air remains more breathable nearest the floor.”
“If you have to eat crickets or similar insects, chew them. DO NOT EAT THEM ALIVE.
They have spines on their legs which can cling to your throat and are very difficult to remove without a decent amount of force (i.e. you cant “shake” your throat like you would your hand to remove them). If they block your wind pipe, youll asphyxiate.
I used to work at a pet store, I’ve had to explain this to quite a few people who wanted to do “Fear Factor” parties or dares or pranks.”
Now we’d like to hear from you.
In the comments, please share your lifesaving facts.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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I’ve been around many people who have struggled with depression during their lives.
Hell, I’ve had my own bouts with it, too.
And unless you’ve been through it yourself, it’s hard to explain to people what it’s really like. And snapping out it is totally different for everyone.
We hope that these responses will help some people out who are struggling.
Did you ever get out of a deep, dark depression?
These AskReddit users did and they shared their stories.
“For me it was a combination of things..
Music – learned to play guitar on youtube
Books – found out about stoicism
Myself – I was listening to a Pink Floyd song (echoes) and theres a part where they say “I am you and what I see is me” and I realized that we are all going through something, and if I helped someone else then in return I was helping myself.
Lo and behold, I started to feel better about myself after helping others.”
“My dog. It forces me to get up and do something.
Feed him, take him outside multiple times a day. If I didn’t have him I would spend all my time off work in bed.”
“Setting a schedule for myself.
Setting VERY small and attainable goals (read 1 page of a book, draw for 10 minutes, do a 5 minute exercise warm up, etc).
Making myself reach out to friends when I’m struggling, and getting proper meds.”
“Cold showers.
Honestly, I lost my job due to COVID and was going through a bunch of other stuff and would lay in the floor and sleep the day away.
Once I figured why not try it?
Oh man, that woke me up and got me just enough energy to start cleaning the house that id been putting off and that would feed into more motivation. Didn’t cure it completely but it helped get me jump started.”
“Puzzles.
Jigsaw puzzles have brought me out of some dark pits. Gives me something to hyper focus on.
I don’t need to think about it too much or put effort into it, but I can sit there for hours doing one. It’s helped me feel productive again.”
“Cleaning up often helps me.
There’s something about staring at a messy room that always brings me down.
Just getting the dirty dishes clean feels like I accomplished something.”
“Books can be a great way to get out of your own head, music was able to somewhat help me.
As I got worse myself I had more and more time with nothing to do and being alone with my thoughts was pulling me deeper into the spiral of depression.”
“Try to only use your bed for sleeping.
Even if you spend the whole day on the couch instead, it will help your sleep and its a first step to potentially getting other things done.”
“Exercise.
“‘Ill do 5 push ups and if I dont feel like more, thats okay.”
Or set a 5 min walk as the target. Keep going if you can.”
“Eat and take vitamins.
You likely dont feel like eating anything. But you need to. Getting your daily vitamins can go a long way to healing and get easy to make food so you dont have to cook.
Canned soups were my best friend.”
“Mine was when my alcoholism was at its worst.
As you can guess, the solution was getting sober. At this point I was just drinking all day every day waiting for death to come on its own.
In the state I was in the only thing that meant anything to me was my mom’s dog, Ginger. I don’t really follow any religion, but I truly believe that Ginger is my guardian angel.
I was watching that sweet girl while mom was on vacation. I think it was day two, 8/11/2017, when I decided I had had enough. I needed to get better by any means, or else I wouldn’t be around to watch Ginger the next time mom took a vacation.
So I texted a friend who I knew was in AA, and gave him full decision making power over my life for the time being. After a 3 day hospital stay, I started going to AA meetings and learning how to exist without alcohol. I don’t go much anymore, but have never felt any threat to my sobriety. I know I am one of the lucky ones to have staying sober be so easy.
If you had asked me on 8/10/2017 (the day before I sought help) what I’d be doing today, I would have told you, “I’m not gonna live to see 2018.” But here I am in 2021, telling my story to anyone who cares to hear it and happier than I’ve ever been.”
“Really diving deep into my creative hobbies. I had always dabbled in writing and music. Just jumping in with no real plans or expectations and seeing what happens.
I’ve suffered from panic attacks my entire adult life and depression alongside with it. When they reached their worst point most people gave up on me.
I spent a lot of time after that learning more about music. I’d always played bass but I decided I wanted to be able to make music all on my own. I learned how to make mashups, then I learned how to make remixes, then I started composing originals.
I’d previously written two articles on the SCP wiki and then just sort of stopped. I decided to really expand my submissions and wrote a bunch of new articles. I even rewrote one of my old articles because it was kind of weak.
The funny thing is, that became a good measuring stick for me. I always told myself I was awful at everything, but I was basically compiling evidence I was good at something.
Having songs that get praised by people and added to someone’s personal playlists makes you feel validated.
Looking next to a story and see hundreds of upvotes mattered to me.
I realized that when I was depressed it wasn’t that I didn’t want to do anything, it’s that I kept convincing myself that I couldn’t. That I would fail. That I would just waste my time. That I didn’t even deserve success anyways.
And I was wrong.
I have ideas worth sharing, and I’m going to share them.”
Now we want to hear from you.
How did you get out of a deep depression?
Talk to us in the comments and share your stories. Thanks!
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Let’s get real…
Life is all about change.
Things are constantly in flux and, as the saying goes, the only certainty in life is death and taxes.
But you know and I know that some changes are good and some are bad. And we should all be striving to make more positive ones than negative ones.
People on AskReddit talked about changes in their lives that made everything so much better.
“I got out of Syria.
I’m not safe yet but its a lot better right now.”
“The kidney transplant I received on Monday, Feb 15, 2021.”
“Giving up on trying to cure being a introvert and just being happy.”
“I stopped caring so much.
For as long as I remember I’ve felt a burden of responsibility to my parents, my brother, to myself. Throughout my whole life my parents have relied on me to be the voice of reason, to be the one who has sound mind, to be the one good with finances, to give them advice.
It’s not healthy for a kid to be put under that kind of pressure, and it just built and built until they filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and when I burned out at work last year.
I went to therapy for a bit (for the 3rd time lol) after I burned out and realized that I’m putting up such a high bar of responsibility for myself and it makes, and made, my life ridiculously miserable.
I’m still working and going to school, but having a more relaxed attitude and almost forcing myself to procrastinate on my schoolwork has made my life so much more enjoyable.”
“Cutting ties with hateful, angry people in my family.
Two years clean of their bullsh*t, but I’m still processing just how much damage they did.
Life is way better without them.”
“Going from working a 9-5 office job to 100% remote. I wish I’d done this years ago.
For years I was convinced I chose the wrong career, and I was getting extreme anxiety, had to pull the car over a couple times going to work because of panic attacks. Lockdown happens a year ago and all my stress disappeared and I realized I love my career, I just HATE office living and commuting.
My biggest fear is the pandemic ending and being forced back into that terrible office culture.”
“Losing a significant amount of weight.
My overall health is so much better. I sleep like the dead every night, when before I suffered badly from insomnia. My blood pressure has come down to normal levels. I’m no longer pre-diabetic. I have cut back on the amount of medication I have to take, which obviously means I have money to spend that I didn’t before.
I love exercising, even when I was morbidly obese, I enjoyed walking. Now I enjoy walking and I can walk so much further and faster than I could before. Another thing is the major change in my mental health.
I was in a very dark space, and I realized the other day how much more positive my outlook in life has become.”
“Quitting alcohol.
My life has completely changed in only the best ways. I went back to school and earned my degree, found the love of my life and got married, lost a bunch of weight and somehow look like I’ve aged backwards.”
“Breaking up with my ex and finding someone who was so much better for me. It makes a world of difference.
My mental and physical health improved. It’s pretty incredible how a miserable relationship can drag you down, and how a happy one can change you for the better.”
“I quit smoking weed. I’m more productive and organized than ever. My depression is gone, too.
Dreaming is nice. I also enjoy remembering things and never being too high to do anything.”
“Pretty specific but… I had my bladder removed!
I had been dealing with interstitial cystitis for over 20 years that was progressively getting worse. It got to the point that my bladder only held 100ml and then I’d be in agony. I was bedridden from the pain most of the time and had to use a walking stick in order to move around.
I had my bladder removed, they made a new one out of my bowel, so it sits inside. They made a channel from the (neo) bladder to my belly button called a mitrofanoff, which I now catheterize through to pee. So essentially, I can now pee standing up too!
I’m now mobile, no pain, no walking stick and don’t have to pee every 10-20 minutes. Being able to sleep through the night for the first time in my life (mid 30s now) has been amazing. I can’t wait for the pandemic to end so I can start doing all of the things I couldn’t do before!”
“Knowing and reminding myself what I actually want in life.
And continuing to ask myself why and “is that it” to make sure I am living life for something that really matters.”
Now we want to hear from you.
In the comments, tell us what changes made your life better.
Please and thank you!
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