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45 Things You Need to Know in Order to be a Functioning Member of Society

Be honest: how many of these things don't you know?

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45 Things You Need to Know in Order to be a Functioning Member of Society
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1. How to change a tire.

2. Who the Secretary of State is.

3. How to tie a neck tie.

4. How to change a diaper.

5. Righty tighty, lefty loosey.

6. How to give a proper handshake.

7. If you put it on the Internet, it never goes away.

8. How to change your oil.

9. Where all 50 states are located on a map.

10. That root beer has no caffeine.

11. How to pump gas.

12. That you are not, and will never be, invincible.

13. How to mow a lawn.

14. That beer before liquor never been sicker; liquor before beer you’re in the clear.

15. How to read a dial watch.

16. How to light a match.

17. That if someone offers you a mint, take it.

18. How to work a stove.

19. That you should always be nice to people who handle your food.

20. How to care for basic cuts and scrapes.

21. That you should never spend money that you don’t have.

22. How to iron clothes.

23. That you should keep your retainer away from your dog.

24. How to hold a baby.

25. That you should always carry chapstick on you.

26. How to hold a dog vs. how to hold a cat.

27. Who is running for president, and what they stand for.

28. How to hula hoop.

29. That the Confederate Government fell in 1865.

30. How to mail a letter.

31. “They’re” = they are.

32. “Their” = possessive.

33. “There” = place or idea.

34. How to pay taxes.

35. That if you get arrested, you should ask for a lawyer.

36. How to nurse a hangover.

37. How to ride a bike.

38. Always ask questions.

39. How to write a check.

40. That there are 52 weeks in a year.

41. How to open a bottle of champagne.

42. To trust your instincts.

43. How to tune a piano.

44. Why the chicken actually crossed the road.

45. How to properly pronounce “acai.”

Life tips that everyone should know (except for the last three, those are just a bonus)!

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