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Don’t use unsterilized tap water to rinse your sinuses. It may carry brain-eating amoebas
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this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024
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"Your part of the world" is most of the world.
In the country I grew up in, drinking directly from the tap is playing russian roulette.
You either filter the water, or boil it first before consuming it.
When I moved to a country in which tap water was drinkable, it blew my mind. Of course, it's totally normal to me nowadays.
The shit we have to do to make it drinkable will probably also blow your mind.
Water is essential to all life on this planet. Imagine drinking water that no other organisms can live in.
Oh, I saw a couple of documentaries about water treatment a couple of decades ago.