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19 life-saving facts that everyone should know Your brain can't handle walking and using your phone at the same time — so look up.Your brain can't handle walking and using your phone at the same time — so look up.
Eliminate your car's blind spots by adjusting your mirrors properly.Eliminate your car's blind spots by adjusting your mirrors properly. Heat transfers faster through liquid than gas, so keep warm by staying dry.Heat transfers faster through liquid than gas, so keep warm by staying dry. Don't eat snow for hydration unless you absolutely have to.Don't eat snow for hydration unless you absolutely have to.
If your plane makes a water landing, your best bet is to inflate your life jacket after you exit the plane.If your plane makes a water landing, your best bet is to inflate your life jacket after you exit the plane. You can perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself.You can perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself.
Keep maximum-strength antihistamines in your wallet or bag when you go somewhere new.Keep maximum-strength antihistamines in your wallet or bag when you go somewhere new. Hitting someone with a stick could prevent them from fatal electrocution.Hitting someone with a stick could prevent them from fatal electrocution.
The limits of the human body tend to follow a "Rule of 3."The limits of the human body tend to follow a "Rule of 3." If cooking oil catches fire, turn off the burner and cover the pot.If cooking oil catches fire, turn off the burner and cover the pot.
If you get stabbed or impaled by a sharp object, leave it be.If you get stabbed or impaled by a sharp object, leave it be. Most airplane crashes happen within the three minutes after take off or eight minutes before landing.Most airplane crashes happen within the three minutes after take off or eight minutes before landing.
Most deaths in house fires are caused by smoke inhalation, not burns.Most deaths in house fires are caused by smoke inhalation, not burns. If you get hurt in a public place, single out one person for help to avoid the bystander effect.If you get hurt in a public place, single out one person for help to avoid the bystander effect.
A bright flashlight could be your greatest weapon against an attacker.A bright flashlight could be your greatest weapon against an attacker. If you get lost on a hike, try to find a fence or stream.If you get lost on a hike, try to find a fence or stream.
Use condoms as makeshift water storage.Use condoms as makeshift water storage. Picking out exits ahead of time will cut through your "normalcy bias."Picking out exits ahead of time will cut through your "normalcy bias."
Downed power lines are lethal.Downed power lines are lethal.