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YSK that it is not a proper way to wash your fruits and veggies with soap

Why YSK this is that some of the soap absorbs into the fruit, especially berries, and let's say you are washing your cherries with dish soap, and you eat them. That story ends with a long bathroom trip as soap makes you a little queasy. ETA: Nobody has heard about this?! I see it in the southeast where I live.

YSK: A car takes uses about seven seconds worth of fuel to start up. If you are going to idle for a period of time longer than that, you'll save fuel by turning your engine off.

Why YSK: People seem to, on average, think that a car takes a lot of fuel to start up. In reality, it takes on the order of a few millilitres of fuel to start an engine. That means if your car isn't equipped with an automatic start/stop system to stop your engine instead of idling, it saves fuel to turn off your engine and start...

YSK If you are driving in an area with heavy smoke you should replace your car filters once the smoke has cleared.

Why YSK: Back in 2020 when Australia had our massive wildfires I still had to drive to work everyday in the smoke. I also went and got my car serviced around the same time and they showed me how dark my cars air filters had gotten after just a few weeks of those conditions. The air filters in cars aren't designed to filter out...

YSK: The emergency room (ER) is not there to diagnose or even fix your problem. Their main purpose is to rule out an emergent condition.

Why YSK: ERs are there to quickly and efficiently find emergencies and treat them. If no emergency is found then their job is done. It is the patients' job to follow-up with their primary care or specialist for a more in depth workup should their symptoms warrant that....

YSK that grapes blow up in the microwave

Why YSK this is that when I was 13 I saw a YouTube video (back in the wee early days) and I saw this experiment where two people put a grape in the microwave, in a jar. Well, I thought that it was cool, so I did it myself. And that's when it got bad. I put an entire grapevine in the microwave with no jar to encase them and...

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