Asking someone if they’re suicidal doesn’t make them more likely to attempt suicide. The Crisis Text Line analyzed 75 million texts and found the best way to ask is by using a compassionate approach and explicitly mentioning care and concern for the person’s safety, which made them twice as likely to feel LESS suicidal.  (, , )

The first item ever listed on eBay was a broken laser pointer that sold for $14.83. When the buyer, Mark Fraser, was contacted to make sure he knew it was broken, his reply was “I’m a collector or broken laser pointers.”  (, )