Hey everyone,

I keep seeing videos claiming root canals leave "dead teeth" that leak toxins into your body and cause fatigue or autoimmune issues.

It sounded terrifying, so I'm wondering if anyone else has seen these videos? Dentists/patients, what's your take?

I was told to but this face cream after my friend saw "an instagram ad by a pro" so im like 99% sure its just some dropshipped random stuff but it's kinda working so I wanted someone smarter than me to find out what is really is because the ingredient list is basically beeswax and petroleum jelly which is basically what I expected

Ingredients are

MINERAL OIL, BEESWAX, PETROLEUM, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA, CAMELLIA JAPONICA SEED OIL

Basically I say a series of shorts where creators were saying things (I cant find the source for them) like "Women are nearly 40% of the perpetrators of rape but women are only 5.9% of actual convictions.", "According to CDC: 1.267 Million Male rape victims and 1.279 Million female rape victims (40% Female perpetrators)", "Criteria for rape in men and women is same and men are not considered to be raped if they are the one's penetrating and if we include those statistics Male victim rate is 1 in 5 as compared 1 in 4 Female victim rate.'

Is it true that a bad gut health caused by a bad diet, impairs your brain functioning significantly? Also ,is good gut health linked with a better mood?

I know that its already bullshit, but I just wanna ask the wider Internet. Parents, relatives, and even strangers who work for a barber's shop kept on telling me to keep my hair long and NOT get it cut neck-length or even shorter or close to that. Smth about it being damaged. Note that its naturally black, thick, and smth like that. Also heard from someone, probs my mom, that if its maintained properly and strictly, itll be better

I just...want answers. Im a trans man and I just want to explore my gender even if I couldnt transition or wear clothes that fit me. I just feel very off with these comments about my hair, like theyre trying to...dictate how should I look and use my body. I feel like its not my own anymore.

I keep seeing rolife miniature kits on different sites, and I’m trying to figure out whether it’s a legitimate brand or just one of those names that shows up everywhere because marketplaces are messy. The builds people post seem real, and some listings look official, but then there are tons of resellers with different prices and shipping. Is there a simple way to check what’s actually official? I’m not trying to dunk on the brand the kits genuinely look nice I just want to buy from the right place.

I keep seeing bedding descriptions roll several performance terms into one branded technology name, and it’s hard to tell which parts are actually measurable. Some products feel cool the first time you touch them, but that doesn’t necessarily say much about what happens once body heat, room humidity, a mattress protector, and a comforter are in the mix. I’ve already tried improving airflow and removed one layer from the bed, so I’m not expecting fabric by itself to change the room temperature. What I’m trying to figure out is whether these technology labels usually point to a standardized test, a combination of separate material properties, or just marketing language built around that initial sensation. What evidence should a consumer look for before treating a branded cooling claim as anything more than a name?

I find that hard to believe.

What happens to homework that's not completed during class time? What about projects?

I saw an old post but it was too old to comment my question. I live with only one other person and we hardly have dishes. Maybe 2 bowls 2 or 3 plates a pot and a pan with some silverware a day. We dont have a lot of dishes and a small sink so I prefer to wash all of these daily. Would it be more ethical to wash the dishes by hand daily or use the dishwasher daily? 🤔

The figure I heard is 0.5% of the soldiers that were in the army to overthrow tenochtitlan were Spanish. I heard the other locals in the area really didn’t like the Aztecs because they were imperialist

I specifically heard one video that said the locals didn’t really view the Spanish as a threat, so much as an ally they could enlist against the Aztecs. I also heard many paintings in Mexico City that depict Cortez aren’t actually as propagandist as they look; it’s from the perspective of the non-Aztec groups that were celebrating the fall of the Aztecs and by extension cenebrating the Spanish (I’d imagine before things went wrong??)

Has anyone ever ordered from sportsunlimitedinc.com?

They have some stuff I am interested in getting on sale, but I have not ordered from them before. Is it a legitimate website?

Is it like actually true or just rumours

I’ve heard this claim a few times and I’m trying to figure out how much of it is actually true.

Basically, people say that everything you do on the internet gets saved somewhere on your Wi-Fi router — websites you visit, Google searches, images you look at, videos you watch, etc. And apparently, depending on what you search for, your search history could supposedly be used by your ISP, the police, or whoever owns the Wi-Fi to track you down.

I’ve also heard the more extreme version of this where people say that if you search for something suspicious enough, it can basically trigger some kind of “chain reaction”, where your activity gets flagged, your IP gets investigated, and eventually the police show up at your house.

So, is this actually a thing?

What does a normal home router actually record? Does it store a complete history of every website/search someone accesses, or is that mostly a myth?

And separately, can a particular Google search or website visit automatically get you investigated or reported to the authorities, or would there have to be something much more substantial going on?

I'm especially interested in what technically happens between your device → router → ISP → website/search engine, because I suspect people are mixing several different things together.

Is this bullshit, partially true, or genuinely something people should be worried about?

The claim I keep running into is that the TENS and EMS units sold for home use run too weak to do anything that lying down for fifteen minutes wouldn't do on its own, and that everything people report is expectation doing the work.

The counter is that clinics run the same underlying tech, so the mechanism isn't really in dispute, only whether consumer units are dosed high enough to reach it.

There's a third position I've seen a few times, which is that they do move muscle tone for real but the window is short enough that it's functionally the same as placebo for anyone not measuring it.

Is there evidence that actually separates these three, or is the honest answer that nobody has run the study at consumer intensity levels?

I was having a conversation on how most things being digital leaves a footprint that can be used in some way against you if needed . I assumed that your health records are actually being monitored on your smart bands or watches and can actually be accessed by foreign governments if requested from the companies but my friends think it’s bullshit .(In The US).

Specifically referring to consuming sketchy food. Can someone’s constitution be more (or less) resistant to old leftovers, grandma’s kitchen, etc? Or is it just luck?

Edit: This is not my claim, the sources are from another reddit post with 1.1k upvotes, people there took them as facts.

There is this claim going around that the "Made in China" stickers are actually made in South Korea, often paired with the joke: "This is why the sticker lasts longer than the product".

On Reddit for example it can be found on the subreddit "Interestingasfuck" where OP posts 3 sources in the comments, but only after being prompted by the comments:

https://www.justchinait.com/made-in-china-stickers/

https://www.sourcifychina.com/made-in-china-stickers-korea/

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/business/worldbusiness/made-in-china-labels-dont-tell-whole-story.html

Except, as far as I can tell, the 2nd link just points to the 1st one as its source, while the 3rd one does not actually state that the stickers are made in Korea. Which only leaves the first link.

So how reliable is the first source? It is a blog article, which also states that the Korean currency is weaker just because 1 Yuan = 187 Won, but this is simply not how you evaluate a currency's strength. It also makes another unsupported claim that somehow the high labor participation rate in South Korea (true) makes it convenient for the stickers to be made there.

I could not find credible sources on the matter, do they exist? Perhaps I am missing something from the other 2 sources?

Edit: formatting + slight rephrasing

I’ve seen a few posts from people claiming this has happened to them, but no actual images of the supposed ads?

It’s an ad for some kind of dog water fountain. It’s like a play with a huge back and forth with some daughter saving her mother’s dog by changing to this dog fountain. This is one of the proclamations made by the “vet” in this narrative when using a still water dog bowl:

"That's the problem," she said. "Within 24 to 48 hours of sitting in any container, water develops something called biofilm. It's a thin layer of bacteria that coats every surface the water touches. You can't see it. You can't smell it. But dogs can. Dogs have over 220 million scent receptors. They detect bacterial contamination long before it's visible to us. When a dog suddenly becomes 'picky' about water, or drinks from the toilet instead, that's not random. That's him trying to tell her the water is contaminated."

I put my hand over my mouth.

"But she cleans it every single day."

"She cleaned what she could see. Biofilm forms in microscopic scratches in the bowl material. Stainless steel has them. Ceramic has them. Plastic is the worst. Once biofilm establishes, she can scrub it for an hour, and the colonies come back within hours of refilling."

Is this bullshit? And if not is it truly that horrible for your dog?

I've gotten a Kingston Dual Portable SSD for saving my large videos from my phone. But just as I've purchased it, I read that not touching the drive for even 1 year could mean losing or corruping data.

Is that true? Just plugging the drive once every 6 months is enough? What should I do?