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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Rich-Sheepherder2439 on 2026-01-24 19:51:25+00:00.
Now, I’m not gonna say I’m the sharpest tool in the shed, or the most observant person. So when I saw on the manual for my Brita that as long as the light was green when I poured it out, that it should be good to use. I got this Brita in August of 2024, when I first moved into my apartment. I live alone, and I kinda just accept things the way they are. Today I was washing the filter, because I noticed the water tasted rather chemically, and saw the mold at the bottom of my filter. After telling my friends I’ve since found out how they work, I think, and also how faulty the lights are. But for the last year, I’ve been drinking water filtered through mold. I think the only reason I’ve not gotten horribly sick is because I’m what my friends call, “a freak”, and drink milk way more often than I drink water. So much so that I often buy two gallons at a time, which last about a week. I mostly drank water on the off time where I didn’t have it, which isn’t very common.
TLDR: After a year and a half, I found out that I had no idea how Brita filters work, and have been drinking mold for a year. The lesson is: drink milk. 🫡