The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Condoms can be damaged by contact with any oil-based products like lipstick, suntan lotion, moisturiser and baby oil. If you want to use lubrication make sure it is water-based (available from pharmacies).
Abraham Lincoln never sent any of his hot letters. You can use his method to constructively deal with emotions until you’re calm, instead of dealing with what you’ve posted socially in haste.
When Abraham Lincoln was upset with somebody, he would write a ‘hot letter’, where he would write it all down. He would put it aside until his emotions cooled down and then write ‘never sent, never signed.’
“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.” – Ann Bradford
In the UK, if a dog suffers or dies as a result of being left in a hot car, their owner or caregiver can be prosecuted for neglect or cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Successful prosecution for neglect or cruelty can lead to jail time, fines and being banned from keeping animals in the future.
You can get pregnant if you have sex standing up – in fact whatever position you are in when having sex. There’s no such thing as a “safe” position if you’re not using a condom or another form of contraception, and there are no “safe” places either, including the bath or shower.
A boy can get a girl pregnant the first time he or she has sex. It only takes one sperm to meet an egg, and this can happen from one instance of unprotected sex.
A third of all the heat lost in an uninsulated home goes through the walls. If your house is older than the 1990’s it may not have any wall insulation at all.
Loft insulation: up to a quarter of your home’s heat escapes through the roof; you can solve this by laying mineral wool under the rafters.