"What's something everyone just accepts as normal that's actually completely fucked up when you think about it?"

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That medical insurance considers dental and eye care separate from your overall health.

Expecting service workers to stand all day.

Americans seem to be quite content with their 2 weeks vacation per year.

Commuting over an hour to a 45+ hour per week job.

The fact that we will tell, in detail, a rape story, murder, what have you, on the news, and even put photos of a carbomb or the horrible scene, but will edit the word fuck, shit, etc from the headline about it.

People won't let their kids play outside alone due to stranger danger, but will then post pictures and every detail of their lives (including their children's) on social media.

The Bystander Effect.
The more people that are around, the less likely someone is to intervene in a situation.

Having to walk into a job interview with a rationale for why you want to work for that specific company when everyone knows you're there because you need a job and they have one.

What do you wish still existed from your childhood?

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There was this toy that was just two balls with a sulfur coating or something, and you would clack them together in one hand to make a crazy loud noise and some sulfur smoke would pop off from it.

Super Soakers. Water guns today suck, they are not even close to the first and second generation super soakers.

The excitement of getting your pictures back from the photo place.

The really sour warheads and Altoids Mango Sours. Shit was awesome.

The occasional feeling of not having a care in the world.

Saturday morning cartoons

"Men, what's something that would surprise women about life as a man?"

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I remember my wife asked me years ago, "Hey, get any compliments on your bald head?" It was a drastic change, shaved head. She thought it fit my style. At the time, I only worked with guys. She looked amazed and shocked when I laughingly replied, "Are you serious? Doubt anyone noticed." She thought I was heartbroken but in reality I would have been surprised if anyone did compliment.

Contrary to popular belief, we adult men talk about sex like 5% of the time. We, too, have hobbies and dreams.

That most of us don't have the type of friend system where you just go to someone and emotionally vent about your problems. Any problem you have must be solved in silence. Even today men who never ever complain are praised like they are super human.

Playing hard to get ? No, we're not gonna pursue you. We're just going to think you're uninterested and we will move on.

My girlfriend and I watched Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel last night. In the beginning, two of the main characters are working at a theme park, handing out coupons to the Dinoburger restaurant at the park, whilst dressed as dinosaurs. The two get in an argument about how it doesn't make any sense that they are dressed as dinosaurs claiming they should really be dressed as cavemen.
My girlfriend had a hard time grasping that this was a pretty acurate portrail of how conversations in groups of guys usually go. A semantic debate about things that are both simple and completely insignificant. We'll debate about things that have nothing to do with our lives and leave the conversation having gained essentially nothing.
I also explained that these debates don't end when the one individual conversation is over. Next time we're together, we'll pick it up right where we left off. Over the course of about three months my friends and I went through a quite serious debate over the character of Tom Bombadil and his weight and impact on the world of Lord of the Rings. Actually most of our conversations come back to lord of the rings. But she just couldn't understand how that would in any way be entertaining. Truth be told, we don't stop to think if it would be entertaining, it just happens and everyone participates.

What were you taught in school that you later learned was completely untrue?

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Our gym teacher told us your body temperature increases by 40 degrees when you run. When we pointed out you go to the hospital w a fever over 103, she told us it was different, and to stop acting smug.

You can't take a bigger number away from a smaller number.

That my "Permanent Record" was actually permanent.

Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis

People would offer me free drugs.

Men and women have a different number of ribs

The sun is half star, half planet

It's illegal to sell yoyos at yard sales

You only use 10% of your brain.

"With 2 Boy Georges and a few dozen Michael Jacksons we could eliminate the National Debt"

Archive footage from the 1984 Canadian federal election, when Canada's political parties were given five minutes of prime-time television. This was the first and last time the Rhinoceros Party was allowed on CBC.

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Sponsor of the law to repeal Michigan’s mandatory helmet law was killed Monday night in a motorcycle crash

Michigan Radio :  Michigan State Police report that State Representative Peter Pettalia was wearing a helmet when he died.

Pettalia was riding a motorcycle on M-33 in northern Michigan’s Montmorency County.

Pettalia was the sponsor of the 2012 law that repealed the helmet requirement for motorcyclists. A recent study found motorcycle fatalities in Michigan jumped by 23 % between 2014 and 2015 and researchers say the repeal of the helmet law almost certainly played a role.

Pettalia chaired the state House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was serving his third and final state House term, and briefly considered a run for Congress earlier this year. Pettalia was 61 years old.

"What is something random you would like to share with us?"

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I am about to buy a hotdog cart and quit my mind numbing cubicle job. It is my childhood dream job.

Was just reading about it on Wikipedia. The ruler and unifier of Bhutan, Ngawang Namgyal, died in 1651 and his death was kept secret for 54 years.
Right after it was revealed he was dead, the nation fell back into conflict for a bit.
Bhutan Wiki

I once accidentally swallowed two bees.

My neighbor is schizophrenic and thinks I have listening devices in his home.

I farted in front of my girlfriend for the first time last week and she started crying.

My house is frequently visited by cats. They don't belong to anyone.

"Bee-keeping, Welding, and being on the Bomb Squad, would suck tremendously"

If nudism were made mandatory, what would be the best or worst changes to daily life?

Uh, I live in Alaska

Naked people cooking your food in restaurants. And if you're the chef, imagine the splashes and grease burns.

Strippers would lose their jobs. Shame really, where else will they go?

Worst: everyone sees your small wiener
Best: everyone else's wieners are small too.

Worst: driving home when your car seats and seat belts were in the sun all day.

I'd say hugging family members would become a bit strange.

Random job reference and other phone prank

Aussie radio hosts call a random number to see if they'd be a strangers' job reference

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Calling in "sick" to places you don't work!  

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"Nurses who has to ask the famous "Sexual history?" question, what was the best answer you got?"

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an older lady. Maybe early 70's. There were 5-10 sexual history questions in a row. In the middle of them she blurts out, "honey, I've been dried up for years. Nobody has been diggin in this for a long time."

A 65 year old man came in with an abundance of genital warts and said "I kept sleeping with that same dirty woman. That's why I got these things"

I got a laugh out of hearing a young girl tell me she's not currently sexually active, because the last time she had sex was the day before

Paramedic here. I once asked a 20 year old female with abdominal pain:
ME:"Are you sexually active?"
HER: "Yes"
ME: "Any chance you're pregnant?"
HER: "Absolutely not, I could never be pregnancy"
ME: "Not all birth control is 100% effective."
HER: Mine is.
ME: "What kind of birth control is it?"
HER: "um...lesbianism."

Not a nurse but the best response I've heard to this question was from a quiet guy in my freshman college English class. Somehow our discussion on vaccines led to this topic and he told a story about his doctor asking if he was sexually active. His perfect response was "Bro I'm not even socially active"

What is your golden rule?

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mine is, under-promise, over-deliver.

The customer is not always right. But they are always the customer.

If you're gonna break the rules, only break one rule at a time.

You can't give what you don't have. Improve/help/love yourself properly, because only by doing so (or at least trying to) will you truly gain the potential to affect others and make the world a better place.

At least think about the arguments the side you are opposing has.

To never make fun of or criticize someone's job. If they are working hard to provide for themselves and their family, then that is something that should be admired and respected no matter how unglamorous the job may be.

Be a leader, not a boss.

I'm reminded of a Synova post:  "I could have been her friendly acquaintance but she wouldn't allow it. She didn't have any of those."

In honor of the National Park Service 100th birthday today

Zion National Park

Castle Mountain in Banff National Park

What costs more than it's worth?

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Stadium food and beer

College textbooks

The penny... It costs more to make the penny than the penny itself is worth.

Printer ink.

Cable

Beats by dre

bottled water and Diamonds.

Anything associated with a special occasion like a wedding or holiday.

"How dinosaurs evolved according to an ancient Chinese scripture"

Or... How Donald Trump took over the GOP. via Reedit.

What is this?: "Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book"

What do you consider genuinely cool?

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People who do things without needing the approval of anyone else. Independence is a really good trait to have.

A quick wit, not just the obvious jokes.

Witnessing someone understand something after trying really hard to practice and learn.

I am an ESL teacher and it is so awesome seeing the excitement on my students' faces when things start clicking for them. You can see it all click and then they get overwhelmed with excitement that they start making errors again. The other kids will applaud and it is just a fantastic time.

I've got to remain cool, but I'll be damned if it doesn't make me choke up when I see someone learning. 

People who have a genuine passion for something,
That is the coolest shit of all

People who can laugh at themselves

Would have to be space. Its like the more we know the less we understand.

What did you learn too late in life?

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To say no to things I don't want to do.

That other people don't care what you think. They're more worried about themselves, and you aren't the first thing on their priority list.

Could've saved so many headaches if I knew this years ago.

To save money. Now I'm always broke and I never have enough money for a back up plan.

That the 'someday' you are waiting for, (you know, the one when your real life will start to happen) is happening right now.

Don't wait to do the thing.

If you let people take advantage of you they will.

Should have stayed in shape.

How credit works

You need to force yourself to socialize. Don't isolate yourself.

Whats a big industry secret that isn't supposed to be known by the general public?

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I work at a hospital in an area where there are lots of hospitals. Our ER has an emt lounge with free slushies soda and snack food so the EMT'S

customer service text chat can see what you're typing in the box before you hit send.

Relative of mine was a mystery shopper and did a lot of car garages. He would get sent in with a car and had to get it serviced and reported on how well it was completed/if they found all the faults/ if the customer service was up to scratch etc. The results were usually 6/10, until suddenly every garage was a 10/10 continuously. He investigated as it was a bit suspicious and found "MYS" (Mystery Shopper) written on the bottom of the car he was given. One of the garages sussed him out and wrote it there for future garages to find, and make sure they have it the best possible service.

I attended a songwriting workshop at berklee school of music, and Anna Wise (Grammy winning songwriter, Kendrick Lamar collaborator) told the audience during a presentation that whenever someone "magically" blows up on soundcloud or YouTube, that it's not authentic. A label will sign the artist in secret, and then suddenly boost their viewership tremendously to make it look like the independent artist did it on their own.

A bottle of Windex is basically 95% water 4% ammonia, and 1% blue dye / fragrance. The most expensive part of the product is the bottle.

The fresh chocolate chip cookie scent that can be smelled outside of the Magic Kingdom bakery is artificial. It's piped out there to draw you into the bakery.

Former Dunkin' employee here. We don't check the survey codes at the bottom of your receipt. Any random 5 digits in the space, you've got a free donut with purchase.

What's the most common lie told by mothers?

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"We can do that later" Then "later" never comes!

Maybe

That she did a great job cutting my hair.

"Dinner's ready."

"You're such a handsome boy"

"I'll only be 5 minutes" this one is particularly deceptive if they are walking into a shop.

"If you tell me the truth, you won't get in trouble"

We are leaving the house in 5 minutes!

What asshole fact do you know that will ruin the fun for everyone?

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Worked in a liquor store. The same 25 or so people would come in every day and buy a pint of fifth of vodka. Every day. I would point out to them it is much cheaper over the long run just to buy a gallon. They would mostly shrug and buy their pint or fifth.
I realized later they were high-functional alcoholics who, knowing they would drink every drop available, just bought what they could consume daily and remain semi functional.

Spiders molt. When you see a dead spider, there's a good chance that it isn't actually a dead spider, it's just an exoskeleton. The spider is still alive, and it's bigger than before.

If you ever play Monopoly, and are playing by the "official" rules don't upgrade to hotels. There are a finite number of housing properties available. Get a group ASAP, fill it up with 4 houses ASAP and let it sit. Continue to buy property, fill em with houses. NEVER upgrade them to hotels, and you will win the game, as the other players will have no source of income compared to you.

Some, if not all, of the crew of the shuttle Challenger were alive and awake during their minutes-long free fall into the Atlantic following the break-up of the shuttle/rocket

Sea otters, cute as they may be, rape baby seals to death. Or. more accurately, the baby seals drown while being raped because the otters hold them down.

What's the weirdest thing about your body?

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I have one attached and one unattached earlobe.

On the left side of my head, above my ear, I've developed a random bald spot slightly larger than the diameter of a quarter. Coincidentally, right below my right shoulder, I have a thick patch of back hair about the same size (my back is otherwise hairless). It's like a whole community of hair just said "fuck it" and moved to my body's equivalent of Florida.

My immune system thinks I'm allergic to the progesterone I naturally release.

I have a perfectly smooth mushroom shaped, skin colored mole on the side of my head and I've had it since birth. My mom says it looks like a penis, you know, nice stuff that moms say.

Brains are part of the body, right? I have Prosopagnosia (face blindness), which means that I do not recognise or remember faces. I can look at someone, turn around, turn back, and I won't recognise their face. I don't recognise my coworkers, friends, or family by face. I have a lot of funny stories related to this...

I have a congenital blood disorder called Haemochromatosis. This means that my body absorbs far too much Iron from my diet and since it can't be expelled easily, my body stores the excess Iron wherever it can and the build up of it can cause nasty complications if not treated.
I also have Anaemia. Which is very strange as I have all this Iron in my body but yet it isn't being absorbed into my blood stream. Even Specialists at the BMA (British Medical Association) are scratching their heads about this and frequently ask for samples to research.