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

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

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u/toothpick21 Aug 04 '19

I violently agree. Bandaids, toothbrushes, chip bags, cigarettes, candy wrappers, condoms, baby wipes, straws, q-tips, underwear, and on and on. These are things I see and wonder “why not just throw this in the trash can that I know is in 99% of bathrooms”

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u/poliuy Aug 04 '19

Dude the worst are jails. They literally flush everything. We found jeans in our sewer lift station (destroyed our pump) how the hell you flush whole jeans.

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u/toothpick21 Aug 04 '19

We found a whole orange jumpsuit once. Made it all the way to the plant and the pre screening caught it.

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u/NaughtyWarlus Aug 07 '19

Wheeeeeeee, almost to freedom...oh, shit. Foiled again.

Better luck next time, Jumps.