19 Things You Didn’t Realize You’re Doing Completely Wrong

Here at Cracked, we love all of you like you're our children. We really mean that. And because we're your parents now, that means it's time for you to stop besmirching our family name by continuing to do things like a bunch of imbeciles. Straighten up, already.

(Shout out to deathpod for the contest suggestion -- may you never look like a fool again.)

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Entry by deathpod

Hands at 10 &2 is outdated. and actually dangerous now. With the proliferation of power steering. you dont need the extra oomph 10 & 2 gave you to t

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You've probably been pooping wrong your whole life. 90 35 Vs. UNHEALTHY HEALTHY When squatting on the toliet, pooping takes less time and effort becau

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

Your hair still feels GRAGRED greasy CONT after you've used shampoo twice today. What gives? Well, you may have been shampooing your hair wrong! By wa

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Entry by PookieJones

Do your shoelaces keep UNTYING? It's because you're doing it WRONG. 1. Make a loop, 2. Twist one lace like a bunny ear, 3. Pull the other lace AWAY fr

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Entry by Andrea Meno

You shouldn't throw a utility knife away because the blade is dull. Those notches are there to let you cleanly break off the tip. Slide out the blade,

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Entry by Kafziel

V DO NOT COVER YOUR MOUTH WITH YOUR HANDS WHEN COUGHING INSTEAD USE YOUR ELBOW IT LOWERS THE CHANCES OF SPREADING OF FLU AND COLDS. THINK ABOUT HOW MA

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Entry by Lunachick71

Most people make scrambled eggs wrong. Adding milk to your eggs doesn't improve flavor or fluffiness.

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Entry by mkad

Did You hear who advises against using Q-Tips clean earwax? O out GRAU The Q-tip box itself Otips WARNING: Do not this. insert swab into says Earwax e

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Entry by mkad

Always drain the pasta, then put it under cold running water. CRACKEDCON No, don't. The cold water kills the starch coating on the pasta that allows

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Entry by jimclass

PATENTED MG107 3.598.271 FIG.I 14 FIG.2 22 12 20 40 26 26 13 24 28 30 32 I6 34 18 18 32 28 16 34 36 38 40 20 I2 22 Modern disposable cup lids were des

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Entry by Andrea Meno

CRACKED RIGHT WRONG THE WAVY SIDE OF THE BOBBY PIN GOES DOWN. THE RIDGES MAKE IT EASIER TO KEEP THE PIN IN PLACE.

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

DO YOU GO INTO 'BEAST MODE' DURING YOUR MORNING WORKOUT SESSIONS? THAT WILL BRING YOU MORE HARM THAN BENEFITS! YOUR STRESS HORMONE IS AT ITS PEAK IN T

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The wait for your iPhone to drain to 100% dead is even more boring than waiting for it to recharge. And 100% useless. Charging a half-full lithium-ion

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Entry by deathpod

Car stuck in icy SnOW? Don't get out and push. Dan't spin the tires. Don't ruin your transmission by rocking back and forth. try -KITTY LITTER - EASIE

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

Think Monopoly is a slow and boring game? CRACKED.COM SHERVe ENVIO That's because you've been playing it T wrong the entire time! 2 CONE Om AX GO VSNo

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Entry by Andrea Meno

You're supposed to use a flange plunger for a toilet, not a cup plunger. Cup Flange plunger plunger Cup plungers are for sinks. In a toilet, they can'

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Entry by RainbowCrash

Do you hold down the button every time you use your parking brake? There's no real reason to do that. The CRACK clicking you hear otherwise is just th

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Entry by Busteq

ying to calm that stress down with some claxing music? DONT BLAST SOME AWESOME METAL INSEAD Research has found that extreme music works better to de

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Entry by MistakeNot

CAN'T SLEEP? WELL, STAYING IN BED IS THE WORST THING TO DO, AS THIS COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF I N S M N I A I F DONE FREQUENTLY GET UP, DO SOME