Posted on May 17, 2022

28 Helpful Guides To Life Hacks, Common Knowledge, And Random Knowledge

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1. Like this guide that's useful for those who are a little out of touch with what the kids are saying these days:

Acronym Guide for Reddit from coolguides

2. This guide that will make you think, "Huh. Didn't know that had a name!"

The name of things , you probably didn’t know from coolguides

3. This guide that's handy for people who love to cook and maybe only have the basic spices in their pantry:

Spice Combos from coolguides

Indian: Turmeric + cumin + coriander + mustard + chile powder

Vietnamese: Star anise + cinnamon + garlic, ginger, lime, mint

Italian: Oregano + thyme + garlic powder + fresh rosemary and basil

Mediterranean: Cumin + coriander + chile powder + paprika + parsley, garlic, red onion

Mexican: Chile powder + cumin + oregano + cayenne + fresh peppers, onion

Basic BBQ Dry Rub: Paprika + cayenne + thyme + chile powder + garlic powder + brown sugar

Chili, Soups, & Stews: Garlic powder + cumin + oregano + chile powder + paprika + cayenne

Cajun: Cayenne + paprika + oregano + thyme + mustard

4. This visual explainer you should consult before painting a room:

How paint can change a room from coolguides

5. This guide that isn't just helpful, but also trying to break a stigma:

Opossums are our friends from coolguides

6. This guide to get your perfect gallery wall:

Gallery wall ideas from coolguides

7. This guide that will low-key blow your mind, unless, of course, you already knew all this (smarty-pants):

The faces behind the voices from coolguides

8. This guide that breaks down the simple, yet convoluted British Isles name system:

Solves the confusion regarding the British Isles from coolguides

9. This guide that'll help out the tech savvy folks who wanna save a buck (or hundreds):

Free alternatives to paid software from coolguides

10. This guide that will make you an expert googler:

Google like a pro from coolguides

11.

Matching suit colour to shoe colour from coolguides

12. This nifty trick to remembering this word problem:

Their, there, they're from coolguides

13. This all-encompassing bed size guide:

A guide to mattress dimensions and bed sizes from coolguides

14. This helpful chart you can use at your next family gathering:

The Cousin Explainer from coolguides

15. This life-hack guide to happiness:

Activities that make your brain release happy chemicals from coolguides

16. This important life-saving guide:

I’ll never remember this mid-heart attack but this is good to know from coolguides

17. And this one too:

For all you dog lovers out there from coolguides

18. This interesting cat mood guide:

How to read a cat. from coolguides

19. This guide that's helpful for pupper parents:

Keep those paws safe this summer! from coolguides

20. This guide to light temperature:

different shades of light from coolguides

21. This interesting tattoo pain guide:

Tattoo Pain Chart from coolguides

22. This GTK types of onions guide:

Onion use guide from coolguides

23. This guide to wine sweetness:

The only wine chart you'll ever need from coolguides

24. This simple guide for making your perfect cookie:

Guide to Ratio Rules in Chocolate Chip Cookies from coolguides

25. This guide that'll make your home just a little happier:

Plants that keep bugs away from coolguides

26. This guide that's helpful to people in the US:

Price and service comparison of the biggest shipping orgs in the US. from coolguides

27. This diagram that'll really make you think:

Which waters to avoid by region from coolguides

28. And finally, this guide that isn't necessarily a hack or helpful, but is REALLY CUTE AND INTERESTING:

tortoiseshell cat - color inheritance from coolguides

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28 Helpful Guides To Life Hacks, Common Knowledge, And Random Knowledge

Have you ever come across a particularly mind-blowing guide that was so cool it made you think, "Wow, wish I'd known about this sooner?"

Well, there are an endless number of them floating around out there in ye olde internet, and some of the best ones can be found on Reddit's r/coolguides. So, I decided to round up some of the most popular ones that just might make you a little smarter or, heck, even save your life. Check it out:

1. Like this guide that's useful for those who are a little out of touch with what the kids are saying these days:

2. This guide that will make you think, "Huh. Didn't know that had a name!"

3. This guide that's handy for people who love to cook and maybe only have the basic spices in their pantry:

The image above is a little hard to read, so here's the text:

4. This visual explainer you should consult before painting a room:

5. This guide that isn't just helpful, but also trying to break a stigma:

6. This guide to get your perfect gallery wall:

7. This guide that will low-key blow your mind, unless, of course, you already knew all this (smarty-pants):

8. This guide that breaks down the simple, yet convoluted British Isles name system:

9. This guide that'll help out the tech savvy folks who wanna save a buck (or hundreds):

10. This guide that will make you an expert googler:

11.

12. This nifty trick to remembering this word problem:

13. This all-encompassing bed size guide:

14. This helpful chart you can use at your next family gathering:

15. This life-hack guide to happiness:

16. This important life-saving guide:

17. And this one too:

18. This interesting cat mood guide:

19. This guide that's helpful for pupper parents:

20. This guide to light temperature:

21. This interesting tattoo pain guide:

22. This GTK types of onions guide:

23. This guide to wine sweetness:

24. This simple guide for making your perfect cookie:

25. This guide that'll make your home just a little happier:

26. This guide that's helpful to people in the US:

27. This diagram that'll really make you think:

28. And finally, this guide that isn't necessarily a hack or helpful, but is REALLY CUTE AND INTERESTING:

28 Helpful Guides To Life Hacks, Common Knowledge, And Random Knowledge

Have you ever come across a particularly mind-blowing guide that was so cool it made you think, "Wow, wish I'd known about this sooner?"

Well, there are an endless number of them floating around out there in ye olde internet, and some of the best ones can be found on Reddit's r/coolguides. So, I decided to round up some of the most popular ones that just might make you a little smarter or, heck, even save your life. Check it out:

1. Like this guide that's useful for those who are a little out of touch with what the kids are saying these days:

2. This guide that will make you think, "Huh. Didn't know that had a name!"

3. This guide that's handy for people who love to cook and maybe only have the basic spices in their pantry:

The image above is a little hard to read, so here's the text:

4. This visual explainer you should consult before painting a room:

5. This guide that isn't just helpful, but also trying to break a stigma:

6. This guide to get your perfect gallery wall:

7. This guide that will low-key blow your mind, unless, of course, you already knew all this (smarty-pants):

8. This guide that breaks down the simple, yet convoluted British Isles name system:

9. This guide that'll help out the tech savvy folks who wanna save a buck (or hundreds):

10. This guide that will make you an expert googler:

11.

12. This nifty trick to remembering this word problem:

13. This all-encompassing bed size guide:

14. This helpful chart you can use at your next family gathering:

15. This life-hack guide to happiness:

16. This important life-saving guide:

17. And this one too:

18. This interesting cat mood guide:

19. This guide that's helpful for pupper parents:

20. This guide to light temperature:

21. This interesting tattoo pain guide:

22. This GTK types of onions guide:

23. This guide to wine sweetness:

24. This simple guide for making your perfect cookie:

25. This guide that'll make your home just a little happier:

26. This guide that's helpful to people in the US:

27. This diagram that'll really make you think:

28. And finally, this guide that isn't necessarily a hack or helpful, but is REALLY CUTE AND INTERESTING:

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