You probably learned the difference between an opinion and a fact in the second grade. No matter how strongly you believe that tiramisu is the world's best dessert, you won’t be able to get that printed in a scientific journal as a fact. Someone is always going to argue that gelato is superior!
But apparently, even if you are only stating facts, there will still be people out there who aren’t fully convinced of your case. Redditors have been discussing the facts that they’re tired of having to explain to other people, so we’ve gathered some of their replies below. From dietary information to knowledge about climate change that we should all be on the same page about, enjoy scrolling through this list. And be sure to upvote the things you can't believe some people are in denial about!
#41
That when you earn more money that puts you "into a higher tax bracket" only the amount above that bracket gets taxed at the higher rate, not your entire income.
[edit] in the U.S.
pasaroanth: I dealt with this when I was a paramedic. We worked 24 hour shifts and were constantly offered overtime, but people would refuse to take two in a pay period because they said their check would be less than if they had just taken one because "it put them in a different tax bracket".
Yes, the second shift may not bump the check to the same degree as the first...but you're not f****ng making less money. Regardless, it all comes out in the wash when you file. It was even more infuriating because these were people who filed 0 (no dependents, no personal exemption) so they could get a bigger refund.
Yeah it's totally cool to give the government an interest free loan by filing no exemptions but god forbid you have to wait a couple more months to get that extra $15 you got knocked off for a few bucks seeping into a higher tax bracket temporarily.
[edit] in the U.S.
pasaroanth: I dealt with this when I was a paramedic. We worked 24 hour shifts and were constantly offered overtime, but people would refuse to take two in a pay period because they said their check would be less than if they had just taken one because "it put them in a different tax bracket".
Yes, the second shift may not bump the check to the same degree as the first...but you're not f****ng making less money. Regardless, it all comes out in the wash when you file. It was even more infuriating because these were people who filed 0 (no dependents, no personal exemption) so they could get a bigger refund.
Yeah it's totally cool to give the government an interest free loan by filing no exemptions but god forbid you have to wait a couple more months to get that extra $15 you got knocked off for a few bucks seeping into a higher tax bracket temporarily.
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30points
#42
Cows are female, male cattle are bulls or steers (if castrated). I am an agriculture teacher and this is the hardest thing to get students and some adults to understand. Not every bovine in a field is a cow. Wow, I feel better now that I got that off my chest....
Edited: I am teaching the proper names to my students, as part of our curriculum.
Edited: I am teaching the proper names to my students, as part of our curriculum.
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30points
#43
Chrome and IE are just browsers, like cars that are used to drive on the internet. Neither of them is "the internet.".
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30points
#44
That you can't specifically lose belly fat by doing sit-ups. Yes, the sit-ups will strengthen and tone your abs, but the definition won't show through the fat. And you'll still have a belly.
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29points
#47
The Electoral College was not created because they didn't have the technology to have an informed populace or to run an election. They could have had national elections where the President was elected by popular vote back then, if that's what they wanted to do.
It was created so that the smaller states would have a say in the presidency.
It was created so that the smaller states would have a say in the presidency.
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24points
#48
That losing weight really is just calories in vs calories out.
No fad diets or gimmicks are going to work in the long run.
No fad diets or gimmicks are going to work in the long run.
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20points
#50
Metabolism rate doesn't vary by more than 15% between people. you're fat because you eat too much for your activity level..
[source - study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15534426)
[source - article](https://examine.com/nutrition/does-metabolism-vary-between-two-people/)
From the article
_"for resting metabolic rate (how many calories are burnt by living), 1 standard deviation of the population (68%) was within 6-8% of the average metabolic rate. Extending this, 2 standard deviations of the population (96%) was within 10-16% of the population average."_
_"Extending this into practical terms [if the average expenditure were] 2000kcal a day, then 68% of the population falls into the range of 1840-2160kcal daily while 96% of the population is in the range of 1680-2320kcal daily"_
_"Metabolic rate does vary, and technically there could be large variance. However, statistically speaking it is unlikely the variance would apply to you. The majority of the population exists in a range of 200-300kcal from each other and do not possess hugely different metabolic rates."_
The article summarises that the far from there being some inevitable debilitating curse of "low metabolism"... just "moderately active living" (deliberate activity but without breaking a sweat) is sufficient to overide the inherent difference in metabolic rate in the vast majority of people. (the outliers being those with hypothyroidism - a diagnosable condition)
"Eat less, move more" in within everyone's grasp. And everyone's responsibility.
edit: changed quote from article to one more representative of my point.
[source - study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15534426)
[source - article](https://examine.com/nutrition/does-metabolism-vary-between-two-people/)
From the article
_"for resting metabolic rate (how many calories are burnt by living), 1 standard deviation of the population (68%) was within 6-8% of the average metabolic rate. Extending this, 2 standard deviations of the population (96%) was within 10-16% of the population average."_
_"Extending this into practical terms [if the average expenditure were] 2000kcal a day, then 68% of the population falls into the range of 1840-2160kcal daily while 96% of the population is in the range of 1680-2320kcal daily"_
_"Metabolic rate does vary, and technically there could be large variance. However, statistically speaking it is unlikely the variance would apply to you. The majority of the population exists in a range of 200-300kcal from each other and do not possess hugely different metabolic rates."_
The article summarises that the far from there being some inevitable debilitating curse of "low metabolism"... just "moderately active living" (deliberate activity but without breaking a sweat) is sufficient to overide the inherent difference in metabolic rate in the vast majority of people. (the outliers being those with hypothyroidism - a diagnosable condition)
"Eat less, move more" in within everyone's grasp. And everyone's responsibility.
edit: changed quote from article to one more representative of my point.
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4points