Why YSK: Some stores like Best Buy or Home Depot will put someone at the exit to check your receipt but you have zero obligation to show them anything. You have completed your transaction and they can't stop you or take the goods you just paid for. That being said, they are well within their right to permanently ban you from shopping at their store ever again.

1. Prepare pot of hot water over low flame, check temperature with a cooking thermometer and adjust until it stabilizes at 130-140 degrees (use 130 for medium rare, 140 for medium, or anywhere in between per your preference.)

2. Prepare pan with a thin coating of canola oil over medium-high heat. Get it to the point where the oil is thoroughly shimmering, but not smoking.

3. Remove steak from refrigerator, pat with paper towel to remove moisture, season liberally with pepper and salt (Kosher salt is best).

4. Carefully place steak in pan, gently depress with spatula or spoon to ensure steak makes complete contact with pan. Sear for 30-60 seconds. Bottom surface should be dark brown and forming crust, but not charred black. When first side is done, flip to sear other side.

5. Remove steak from pan. After cooling for five minutes, place it in a ziplock bag, and suck out excess air just before zipping it all the way shut so that there is minimal air in the bag.

6. Submerge bag in the hot water for 45-60 minutes. You can leave it in the water for longer with no adverse effect, though you probably don't want it sitting in there all day.

7. When ready to serve, remove steak from bag, and enjoy!

Why YSK: you can break your transmission like this and it can be costly to fix

I saw a few people go park and I can tell they’re automatic like most vehicles might be and as they shift to park they make a sound and their backup lights illuminate for a bit while they shift past reverse into park

I saw at least one time when someone shifted to P while their vehicle was still moving. In one case there was a loud nasty noise that came fom the car while they tried to park.

Make sure you are fully stopped before shifting to Park

Former truck driver here:

Not a night went by where I didn't see a Mazda CX-5 driving by with its headlights on but its taillights off. Just because you can see headlights in front of you doesn't mean your taillights are on. Try getting a friend to tell you if your taillights are turning on.

Why YSK: You should know this because driving with your tail lights off is illegal and dangerous, you're car is invisible from behind without them!

Why ysk: I not so recently lost a family member because of it. My aunt who was in great health dropped dead all of sudden while preparing food for her kids. She was talking one second then gone the next. It's unbelievable how fast heart attacks can pull this. We kept looking for causes and felt dumbfounded by her sudden passing. It wasn't until mum went cold and nearly fainted from irregular heart beat that we made the connection. They were both on the same diet. I've been seeing dozens of AI made advertisements for intermittent fasting apps during that time so I'm assuming they got to them

I decided to do some digging and found a rather alarming article posted by the American heart association. To heavily summarize it, In a pool of 20,000 participants they examined they found that the odds of cardiovascular death increased by an unbelievably dramatic 91%. I have to emphasize that this is for an 8 hour or less of an eating window. So about 16 hours of fasting. I talked my mother out of this and we will be sticking to healthy food and walks instead. Please warn anyone you know who could be in this risky range

Sources: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1524125/full

Edit: people who go on these diets are already overweight or obese therefore at risk but researchers did take this into consideration as they chose their pool. To get specific its irregular blood sugar that contributes to a disturbed heart rythm which can lead to a heart attack

Edit: even if it didn't happen to you or someone you know of that doesn't mean that it would never happen. if it happens in certain cases or if there is some chance it can be true, in the face of deadly outcomes then it's best to pick a safer alternative than side with a 100% confident dismissal. Especially when given credible sources

You don't write alittle, abunch, acantaloupe, aporkchop. So don't write alot.

Why YSK: Petco's employee uniform just got updated to a new design, and the "old" uniform shirts you may be familiar with, with the cute animal designs on them, are no longer allowed to be worn as the uniform by employees.

Many of the employees have a whole bunch of the different shirt designs, and now that they're unable to wear them to work there is a good chance many of them will end up in thrift stores.

As a Petco employee, I can say I got compliments on those shirts all the time and customers often asked if they could buy the shirts. Well, now you can, if you can find used ones in thrift stores.

This is very misleading. In reality, 0.000001% of the population owns 35%, while 0.999999% owns the other 1% [of the 36%]. The wealth gap is more massive than any of us realize.

Source: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/05 The top 1000 wealthiest individuals own as much as the bottom 2.5 billion.

WHY YSK: Not using proper entry into the US is illegal with big consistencies, even as a US citizen. See 19 U.S. Code § 1459 - Reporting requirements for individuals.

Spray in places where you want to prevent nesting a month or so before they start to build their nest. The chemicals will remain and act as a deterrent.

You'll probably use less of the chemical this way as opposed to spraying it on a live nest to kill them all and trying not to get stung in the process.

Helps to create a wasp-free space for young children who think they can kill them with sand (as I did when I was young) and get stung (as I did when I was young).

Source: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/all-right-versus-alright

Why YSK: My kids and I have been watching Bluey for weeks, and we just realized she's a girl. Did some research, and apparently it's a very common misconception!

Why YSK: I hate this needs to be said again as I’m very sure I’m not the first. There are passing lanes, traveling lanes and merge lanes. You should always be in the traveling lane unless you need to pass a vehicle that is unable to travel the speed limit. That’s what the left lane is for. Passing. There isn’t always a merge lane but that’s for preparing to enter or exit the traveling lane.

Hey before you try to throw that reverse Uno card on me, Why YSK this is because, most times we are unaware of our own breathing and thinking patterns. A few people are aware of their food patterns to some extent, but that is insufficient when it comes to have a complete control of their actions. Studies have shown that people who practice certain breathing techniques have significantly reduced mental health issues etc. Similarly the food that you eat can significantly alter your gut health and gut biome and your gut health has proven to have a major role in your mood, attention, your ability to be comfortable and balanced. Sadh-guru says "The way you breathe is the way you think, they way you think is the way you breathe"

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/how-we-breathe-effects-our-thoughts-and-feelings-northwestern-neuroscientists-find/

Why YSK: I use an elevator daily, and I see so many people who just don’t know what they’re doing. There are many common mistakes that drastically slow down the elevator operation, and overcrowd it. Follow these instructions to make elevator use faster, more convenient, and less crowded for everyone else. Especially during busy hours.

TL;DR: First sentence of each paragraph

Firstly, when you press the button for which direction you want to go and are waiting for the elevator, do not stand in front of the doors. It will make you look like an idiot when your elevator comes and someone has to get off, you’re blocking the way. Stand to the side, the opposite side of the button is preferred, as other people may need to come press it, but it’s not a big deal either way.

If the elevator comes and it is not going the direction you called it for, do not go in. You can easily tell which direction an elevator is going by the arrow light in the corner of the door, or by seeing if the light on the button you pressed is still glowing or not. If there is only one elevator in that area, it will stop on that floor again because it thinks you are still waiting for it. Getting in now will just unnecessarily crowd the elevator for the time in between, and if it’s a busy hour then you may even deter some people from using that elevator if it’s too crowded. If there’s multiple elevators in that area, and one button potentially calls many, then getting in an elevator that is not for you increases the time it takes for you to get to your floor, since either the elevator you got in will go back to your floor, which has the problem listed above, or another elevator will arrive before your elevator gets back, which makes an unnecessary stop, for that elevator, and the one you would be in going to opposite direction. This severely delays elevator efficiency if it’s a busy time of the day and many people are doing this.

When getting in the elevator you should look for openings in the corners and sides first, you should fill the elevator on the sides first, and as more people go in it should transition to openings in the middle. For exiting the elevator, if you’re on one of the sides, make sure no one in the middle is exiting first, which they should be going first, and then take your exit. Having a set order for exit and entering elevators decreases boarding and exiting times which increases efficiency and conviene.

When entering your elevator check to see if the button to your floor is already pressed before requesting to press it. Depending on how much room is available in front of the panel you should press it yourself if possible, if the elevators sides are populated and someone is in front of the panel, then you can ask them to press your floor button if it is not pressed. If you are the person in front of the panel, don’t ask everyone who gets on the elevator which floor they’re going to, they’re floor may already be pressed, and they’ll ask (or press themselves) if they need a button pressed.

Especially the first paragraphs need more people to know them, and are the most annoying if not followed.

Edit: Apparently my wording wasn’t that great, but I’m preserving the original post, the only edit I’ve made is adding the TL;DR.

Why YSK: I have been a professional skydiver for over 50 years. I have also personally tested at least over 1000 experimental parachutes, unfortunately, with a fail rate of 10% at an altitude of 10000 meters. Lets just say I know my stuff. Please don't purchase and use old parachutes from the dark web. Only purchase brand new parachutes that have been properly inspected by trained professionals. I hope this advice can help save lives.

This is a problem, especially if you live in a college town (which I do) . Lots of party goers who walk the streets and are drinking from glass bottles may just place their bottle in the street, next to the curb. DON'T DO THIS! Cars park on the curb and this will pop a tire. This happened to my girlfriend and now I make an effort to take a quick look at the curb before I park. I also grab glass bottles from the curb and throw then away. Just something to be conscientious about next time.

I learned this trick years ago and it's been working 80-90% of the time to stop hiccups.

I also don't mean literally do a headstand and drink water in that stance:

1. Hold a big gulp of water in your mouth. Preferably big enough that you can't just sip it in.

2. Bend over your body forward and get your head down, so that your head should be lower than your chest. Usually I try to make a reverse U shape as much as I can.

3. Keeping in that position, drink that water in one big gulp, you should feel it go "down" your throat.

That's it. If it doesn't work, try it a few more times and see if it helps. I can't guarantee it'll work, as I said it worked for me maybe 80-90% of the time throughout these years so I'm hoping it helps you too.

Why YSK: nobody likes hiccup, in fact I recall particularly bad ones can adversely affect your respiratory function, so if this can help anyone I'd like to share this tip.

Related source (slightly different method than the one I practice): https://www.insider.com/stop-hiccups-tricks-2017-9