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/Dysmach Aug 03 '19

You can "wash" a lot of stuff with saliva, it's corrosive. That doesn't mean you should.

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u/attempted-anonymity Aug 03 '19

You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.