Little Known Facts That Might ACTUALLY Come In Handy

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* People who separate siblings in foster care are violating the children's rights according to the Youth Law Center, FACT-SHEET_-Rights-of-Foster-Children-to-Contact-Relatives-and-Friends-9.14.23.pdf AND The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. 




* In British English, a slang term for smoking a cigarette means something very different in America. 

* Yes, you have to wear a seatbelt in the backseat of a car. (That means you, Grandma).

* Never try washing gum out of your hair in the shower with shampoo. It just makes the gum melt further in and that makes things worse.

* Honey never spoils. They've found perfectly edible honey in Egyptian tombs.

* You're not supposed to call it "Asperger Syndrome" anymore. They found out that Asperger had ties to the Nazis. It's now called "High-Functioning Autism".

* Letting kids get away with bad behavior on the grounds that they "don't know any better" does more harm than good. If they're old enough to apologize, they're old enough to know better.


 
 

* If you understand canine body language, you won't get bitten by a dog.

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