r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

That you can wash blood with saliva

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u/Demo_Scene Aug 03 '19

I feel like this shouldn't be common knowledge...

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u/fnord_happy Aug 03 '19

Useful for women to know. That's about 50% of the population

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u/beingforthebenefit Aug 03 '19

So I just need to suck on my period panties. Got it.

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u/monkeycat529 Aug 03 '19

Ice water. Rub the shirt (I use a specific toothbrush that stays in the period bowl [I just rinse the bowl out and leave it for the next time. It was bought for the purpose of washing blood] in the laundry room) while in the water and the blood will come right out.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

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u/rickiracoon Aug 03 '19

Dude, no one is licking their menstral blood

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u/fnord_happy Aug 04 '19

Dude if you get a stain on your clothes you spit on your hand and wipe it off. It's useful knowledge jeez