Useful right away in daily life! Surprising trivia and handy tips
We’re introducing handy general trivia and life hacks that will make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable just by knowing them! Do you ever run into small inconveniences in daily life or find yourself thinking, “I wish this were a little better”? This article will help solve those little hassles you feel! It’s packed with clever, useful tips that are great to know.
They’re all things you can try right away, so if something catches your eye, give it a go immediately!
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Fun Trivia & Tidbits (1–10)
Call 118 when you encounter an incident or accident at sea.
110 connects you to the Police Headquarters Communications Command Center, and 119 connects you to the Fire Department Command Center.
So, where do you think 118 connects to? The correct answer is the Japan Coast Guard.
That means you should call 118 if you encounter an incident or accident at sea.
While 110 and 119 may come to mind right away, many people can’t immediately recall the Coast Guard’s number.
If you always go to the beach in the summer, be sure to remember it now.
Tear off the paper at the tip of the handheld firework before using it.
If you have children, you probably enjoy handheld fireworks in the summer.
At those times, have you ever thought, “It’s not catching fire very easily…”? The likely reason is that you didn’t tear off the fluttery paper at the tip.
Many people might be surprised, thinking, “Wait, isn’t that where you’re supposed to light it?” In fact, the correct way is to tear off that paper and then light it.
It’s often written on the package, but it’s hard to check carefully in the dark… so be sure to remember this!
The chairs in the science lab don’t have backrests so that people can quickly escape in the event of an accident.
Please think back to the science labs from your school days—weren’t the chairs in those rooms backless? This design is used so that, in case an accident occurs during an experiment, you can quickly move away from your seat.
Some of you may have found backless chairs uncomfortable, but in fact, they were there to protect us from danger.
There’s another reason, too: many experiments are conducted while standing, so backless chairs are easier to tuck under the desk and keep out of the way.
When brushing your teeth, it’s better to use the toothbrush without wetting it.
Many of you probably rinse your toothbrush once before brushing.
However, it’s said that wetting the toothbrush can weaken the effect of the toothpaste in particular.
The reasons include that extra foaming can make you feel like you’ve cleaned every nook and cranny when you haven’t, leading to missed spots, and that the ingredients meant to adhere to the tooth surface can be washed away by water, reducing their effectiveness.
It might be a good idea to ask a dentist about the correct way to brush your teeth.
If you store a plastic bottle upside down, the carbonation escapes less easily.
If you want to keep the carbonation in a plastic bottle from escaping as much as possible, I recommend storing the bottle upside down.
The reason this helps is that the carbon dioxide tends to stay dissolved in the liquid more easily.
By turning the bottle upside down, the gas gathers around the cap, making it less likely to escape when you open and close it.
In addition, the pressure of the liquid helps seal the cap more tightly, which also prevents gas leaks.
This is a useful idea when you plan to store a carbonated plastic bottle for an extended period.
Even if you sprinkle sugar on a slug, it shrivels.
Slugs are probably quite the nemesis, especially for people who keep home gardens.
They show up out of nowhere—those pesky creatures—and you have to deal with them every day.
A well-known method for handling slugs is to sprinkle salt on them, but what happens if you use sugar instead? In fact, that can also drive slugs away.
The key result is “drawing out moisture through osmotic pressure,” and that phenomenon occurs with both salt and sugar.
The parts of the body wiped with antibacterial tissues are less likely to be bitten by insects.
One pesky problem that comes with the hot season is bug bites.
Getting bitten by mosquitoes while you sleep and waking up from the itch, or getting bitten during outdoor activities and not being able to focus—so annoying, right? As a countermeasure, we recommend wiping your body with sanitizing wipes.
Mosquitoes are attracted by “color,” “carbon dioxide,” and “odor.” The reason your feet and neck often get bitten is often due to the sweaty, muggy smell.
So wiping exposed skin with sanitizing wipes is an effective strategy.