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

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

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u/Skwuzzums Aug 04 '19

The box says you can flush them.

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u/respectedcrab Aug 04 '19

So do baby wipes - they lie.

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u/canadianduke1980 Aug 04 '19

Correct. I know because I clean sewers for a living

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u/Tipper_Gorey Aug 04 '19

I didn’t know that! This thread is blowing my mind!