People Shared 60 Fun Facts From Their Profession That Might Not Be Common Knowledge

Fascia is one continuous piece of collagen and other squishy substances throughout your body, holding it together, and causing pain somewhere other than where it is damaged or non-squishy. A scar on your ankle might be causing headaches.

Your skin “feels” different to tattoo depending on if you’re hydrated, on certain medications or where you’re at in your hormonal cycle! Weirdly enough I can usually tell if my client is on their period or not because the skin behaves differently

In the US, a lot of bottled water is bottled regionally at a single facility that has contracts with multiple companies.
Say you’re buying bottled water in Houston. 95% of that is made at 1 facility, just placed into different shaped bottles w/ different labels for each client.

Deodorants and antiperspirants make your body odor worse over time.
I'm a BO scientist, I've been researching this for 15 years and lead many clinical trials. We found that these products help odor-causing bacteria (who are more resistant) take over the armpit microbiome.
Lemon juice is a much better alternative, many in my community have tried it and seen their smell improve within 7-14 days

Bariatric patients patients who are like 400, 500, 600, 700 pounds if we don’t have a MRI to scan them then we call the aquarium to take the patient to the same MRI scanner that they use for whales and orcas 😭😂😅

Covid severely impaired the ability of young people to learn.

You can't code a stroke based on symptoms alone, there must be diagnostic proof via CT and/or MRI that clearly shows the location of the infarct/hemorrhage. A diagnostic statement from the provider is not enough evidence to report the diagnosis of stroke or infarct. (Job: Inpatient medical coder)

Please don’t get your mouth too near the mic at an open mic night. The spit of 10-20 people is all over that thing, still nice and wet from that evening.

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Cannabis in CA is far less regulated then tobacco when it comes to what pesticides. A lot of commercial cannabis growing facilities that are 100% legal spray their plants while they’re in flower to keep bugs and mold off the plants, but many of the oils& chemicals in the sprays used are not meant to be eaten let alone smoked. Most if not all of the chemicals have never been tested for smokable products especially not the good herb. unfortunately the only way to know for sure is to grow your own

The hardest time for someone with dementia is later afternoons and even worse during the winter with daylight savings time.

The key to learning and writing music is pattern recognition. When you play, breaking down similar sections will help you learn quicker than naming notes (as you advance your learning). What makes a good song is pattern recognition too (or in some jazz intentionally breaking those patterns). Pattern recognition creates familiarity and connection.

Stop using visine. It’s bad for your ocular health and can lead to eyes being chronically red and inflamed. Preservative free artificial tears are where it’s at. Use them frequently and enthusiastically 👀 💦

An 8-to-5 marching step (8 steps every 5 yards) is 22.5 inches.

Your phone and smart devices are definitely listening to you. Don’t think for a second Amazon, Apple, and Google aren’t selling your data (ie conversations) to advertisers. Turn them off.
That said, if you block all cookies, you’ll still get ads. Your IP address has a zip code associated. They just won’t be as relevant to you = more annoying. Pick your poison.
Or use a flip phone and a VPN.
Your shopping habits and what you search online is VERY valuable to marketers.

White space is used to cut down on eye strain. (Former UX professional).

80% of world trade is on an open account basis. It is taken on trust that if one party sends to goods the other party will pay.

In Antarctica, you can design and build piled foundations in the ground, by drilling a deep hole, putting the pile in, then mixing the dirt that came out of the hole with water, and freeze the pile in place by pouring it back down the hole. These piles are robust enough to support a building

Paper straws make your drink go flat, as does citrus

adding lemon juice to pico that’s too salty helps neutralize it

Bank tellers can get fired for cashing or depositing your bad checks, so between that and a variety of banking regulations around fraud and money laundering, they HAVE TO ask questions when your transaction seems out of the ordinary.