10 Life Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You

How To Improvise A Dress From Duct Tape And Other Life Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You
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In life, the really important lessons we all need to learn are often passed down to us by relatives, friends and people who are just generally wiser than us.

From not taking sweets from strangers to never, under any circumstances, getting a wet-look perm (thanks to so many people in the '80s for illustrating the folly of that one), our loved ones and ancestors are frequently called on to share the lessons they learned the hard way.

But what about the more obscure things that might not come up in everyday life?

For example, there are only a few people alive today who know the importance of getting all the words out in the right order when you're getting sworn in as US President, and they didn't think to pass that info on to Barack Obama in 2009...

Or how about the lessons that are so obvious, we assume we don't need to explain them to anyone? Like matching your foundation to your skin colour or not parking a car on the street just as a piano is being winched up into a flat directly above it.

Thankfully the global stage of public humiliation/wonder that is the internet has enabled us to view many of the great untaught life lessons and life hacks on camera - sometimes just at the moment people learn them.

It's strange how willing some people are to share these lessons, even when they're pretty personally embarrassing. We can only assume they don't want us to have to go through what they did...

10 Life Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You
Don't Bend Down To Tie Your Shoelace During A Romantic Getaway In Paris With Your Girlfriend(01 of08)
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Also, learn how to double tie your shoelaces so this never happens again! (credit:Reddit)
You Can Make An Entire Outfit Out Of Duct Tape(02 of08)
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You can. But whether you should is another question...
Don't Take Makeup Advice From Alice Cooper(03 of08)
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Claudia Winkleman claims that her various eyeliner malfunctions are down to bad eyesight and a lack of mirrors in the house. Alice Cooper claims she stole his look. Possibly. (credit:Getty)
Which Way Round Your Bra Top Goes(04 of08)
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We assume no-one ever taught this life lesson because bra tops are self-explanatory. But we've all been late for work and in a rush to get dressed, so... Source
Cameras Are Everywhere(05 of08)
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A modern life lesson we could all do with learning. Even if you're in a crowd of 20,000 people, if you're having a bad hair day, the camera will find you and you will be screen grabbed by Twitter users across the land and you will get a nickname like #noodlehead, like this poor Liverpool fan. (credit:Twitter)
You Make One Bad Outfit Choice And People Will Never Let Your Forget It(06 of08)
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini wore this no-feet-porange disaster way back in 2011, but the media has never let her forget. Remember this as your mouse cursor hovers over that glitter catsuit on ASOS the week before your sister's wedding... (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Just Because You Can Get Into It, Doesn't Mean You Can Get Out(07 of08)
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This lesson applies to dresses, sticking your head through railings and climbing into priority mail boxes...Source
Eating Lunch At Your Desk Will Make You Feel Sad(08 of08)
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Lesson #2: eating this specific lunch anywhere will make you feel sad. (credit:Sad Desk Lunch)