You’ll never think of dryer lint the same way again. Inspired by this Reddit thread.
Letting someone blow air into your vagina.
Or if, for some reason, you take a syringe full of air and pump it into your vagina. If you get enough air, blown at sufficient force, it can result in a fatal air embolism — when air bubbles get into your blood stream and kill you.
Stay safe: Don't let anyone blow in your vagina.
Dryer lint.
When lint builds up in your dryer, it could cause your dryer to overheat and potentially catch fire. According to a 1998 report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were roughly 15,600 dryer fires that year, causing 20 deaths and 370 injuries.
Stay safe: Clean out your dryer lint in between each use. More useful tips here.
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Cleaning the bathroom.
Mixing bleach with other common household cleaners can create toxic gases that could potentially kill you. Per the CDC: NEVER mix bleach with ammonia or any other cleaner. Here are 16 Common Product Combinations You Should Never Mix, for a few other examples.
Stay safe: If you're going to use bleach, read the instructions incredibly carefully. And never, ever mix it with other household cleaners.
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Tylenol.
Or, rather, way too much acetaminophen (a pain reliever that Tylenol is made of, and that's found in many other medications). Acetaminophen overdose causes about 500 deaths in the United States each year. When taken as directed, acetaminophen can be very helpful. But it's easy to take more than you should, because it's in so many medications that you might feel compelled to take simultaneously (like Tylenol and Nyquil, for instance). There are about 60,000 cases of acetaminophen-related liver damage every year; most of them accidental.
Stay safe: Always read the label before you take any medication. If you're taking a medication that has acetaminophen as one of the ingredients, don't take any other medication that also contains acetaminophen. Talk to your doctor about what's safe.
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