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39 Lessons You Had To Learn The Hard, Painful Way

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August 05, 2018

39 Lessons You Had To Learn The Hard, Painful Way

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You know how in movies, the characters learn life lessons through beautiful epiphanies or poignant moments? It turns out in the real world, there are some life lessons that are only learned through pain, idiocy, and white-knuckle terror.

So here's a list of things our readers will 100 percent never try again.

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39 Lessons You Had To Learn The Hard, Painful Way

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I tried to update my old phone with an unofficial firmware. NOW it's as good as a brick.

20 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

Always check for toilet paper before going number two, especially at someone else's house. CRACKED.COM

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12 Entry by María Andrea Fernández

Giving my kid a drum set seemed like an awesome idea. I'm such a cool parent! Now I'm sleep deprived and convinced he's talentless.

11 Entry by LilySprite

Haircuts should be left to professionals.

10 Entry by JohnSchatzi

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9 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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8 Entry by Buttersnix

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7 Entry by Moses Armstrong

TOSSED A PARKING TICKET IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, WITH PLANS TO DEAL WITH IT LATER. PENALTY LOST IT. THE FEES BROKE ME.

6 Entry by PookieJones

Brute force is no substitute for reading instructions. Sometimes it's about the order of assembly, and not about how desperately you want to make thin

5 Entry by LilySprite

I tried to melt chocolate in a Ziploc in the microwave. The plastic melted, and not only were my baking plans put on hold, I could smell melted plasti

4 Entry by Eileen Mitchell

If you drop a hot curling iron, DON'T try to catch it. EMERGENCY EMERGEN EMERGENCY

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