Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one.

I searched for possible dupes... didn't find any... my bad if it is picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? To help you find out inside information about what the UK government is doing. How does the site work? You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the website for you and anyone e... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Clint Eastwood has become a living monument of Hollywood. He is to film what Chuck Norris is to roundhouse kicks: the founding father and ruling king. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 3 years ago

...the agency warned that patients receiving a botulinum toxin injection for any reason—cosmetic or medical—should be told to seek immediate care if they suffer symptoms of botulism, including: difficulty swallowing or breathing, slurred speech, muscle weakness, or difficulty holding up their head picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

We all know some of the famous on-liners from the movies, but some of them are so commonplace that you may not even know that it’s a quote from a movie or from which movie it originated. But there are some quotes from movies that everyone should know. Some of them have really stood the test of time and are very old. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn't know last week. To kick off 2008, here are some of the best of last year. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

This is a list of 22 things you probably didn't know you could get for free. If you include this list, that makes 23 things! picked by agent014 2 years ago

A growing body of experimental evidence suggests that, on the whole, we know significantly less about our friends, colleagues, and even spouses than we think we do. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

We all know the expression "To err is human." And this is true enough. When something goes wrong, the cause is overwhelmingly attributable to human error: airplane crashes (70 percent), car wrecks (90 percent), workplace accidents (90 percent). Once a human is blamed, the inquiry usually stops there. But it shouldn't—not if we want to eliminate the mistake picked by theclansman 10 months ago

Sometimes the "top-10" lists can get a bit monotonous. This one has some interesting info such as the Earth has 5 natural moons, not just one. Well sort of. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Here are six facts that every teen should know, along with specific ways to get your point across. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

An absurdly detailed list of everything a techie should know.

Do YOU know how to hotwire a car? picked by sofsr 7 months ago

That is, of course, unless we tell them all about the good old days of modems and typewriters, slide rules and encyclopedias … picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

You know the old children’s game (excellent for long car trips) where you think of a name, place, and item for sale beginning with the same letter: “P my name is Paul, and I come from Poughkeepsie and I sell potatoes.” Turns out there may be more to it than we thought: People like their names so much that they unconsciously opt for things that begin with their initials. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Did you know: A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes, a lion can mate 50 times a day, a whale has the largest sex organ in the animal kingdom, and a female rabbit has two “reproductive channels”? picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Yeah! picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Do you know how to swing a baseball bat? Do you know how to strike with a sturdy stick? If you do, you know all you need to know... picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

People have been eating pickles ever since the Mesopotamians started making them way back in 2400 B.C.E. Here are some even more important things you should know about them. picked by kakana 4 months ago