40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are

That your local pharmacy doesn't have any control over the actual production of your meds.

Why is cough medicine out of stock? I don't know. Maybe a factory in Ukraine blew up and they are our main supplier. Maybe Jeff pressed the wrong button and contaminated all the medications in the production line. I DON'T KNOW.

And yes, I am well aware that a pandemic is currently occurring. Thanks for the reminder.

I hate people.

Idk if this is considered basic knowledge but it's really good to know:

If your car gets stuck in snow, take out the floor mats and stick them under your tires as best you can, in the direction you are wanting to go (so the tires can drive on them). This helps give you some traction. You can reuse this technique as far as needed, just parking, getting out, and moving the floor mats back to right in front/behind your tires.

It irks me when I watch TV shows where the characters get stuck and can't get out of the snow, when they clearly have floor mats in their car. It has come to my attention over the past couple years that a lot of people don't know this, so now I try and bring it up every time it remotely comes up in a convo.

Also, keep emergency supplies in your vehicle. Jumper cables, a flashlight and batteries (keep them stored separately because corrosion), food/water, gloves, winter boots if applicable where you are, etc. Also, look up the underwater car episode of Mythbusters, just good to know :)

EDIT: as u/ruetheblue says below, if the snow is covering the tailpipe TURN THE CAR OFF. (Carbon monoxide)

Shopping carts don't belong in parking stalls

If someone has just injured their back or head DO NOT MOVE THEM

When your turn signal starts blinking at 2x speed it's a warning that one of your turn signal bulbs is out.

Ladies, don't flush your tampons. It doesn't matter if you are on city sewer or a septic system, it is _terrible_ and causes all kinds of issues.

Where their water shutoff is in their house.

that alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.

ZIPPERING, the method of keeping a sustained stream of traffic from both sides be it merging or whatever.

A yield sign means to let the other vehicle go before you, not you trying to beat the other vehicle.

Each time you make a credit card purchase, you are taking out a short term, high interest loan which will accrue interest if you don’t pay it off by the end of the month.

Don’t put water on a grease fire. This is when your pan/pot catches fire while cooking.

Cover it with the pot or pan lid and turn off the heat

Edit: people in the replies have also added that baking soda and salt can work to smother the fire. Additionally a grease fire safe extinguisher is a good thing to have in your kitchen.

How not to fall for a very obvious scam on the internet

Drinking alcohol makes a person FEEL warmer but you're much more susceptible to freezing to death.

Kids don’t need juice.

Measure twice, cut once

No added sugar or preservatives is not the same as no sugar or preservatives. It just means no extra sugar or preservatives during packaging.

Just basics of using a computer. Especially nowdays when most things are done digitally.
It’s just mind boggling when co-workers wifi does not work, or a program froze and they just don’t know what to do. Then when I reset the router or restart the computer they proceed to call me a Wizard. Like dude, what the heck?

You can calculate the percentage of something by multiplying it by a number between 0 and 1. Want 80% of something? Multiply by 0.8. Want 180% of something? Multiply by 1.8.

The fact there's a percentage button on many calculators shows that this very basic idea is not well known as it should be....

Income tax rates are tiered (or bracketed). You will never make less money by getting a raise. Only a portion of your income gets taxed at the higher rate once you enter the next bracket.