Dog groomers get almost zero legal repercussions for mistreating dogs. It has to be undeniable that the groomer injured the dog on purpose before anything really happens. That's why it's SO important to trust the person grooming your dog if they're the type of breed that needs it.

Governments don't pay consultants to do work, but to leave when the work is done.

ITT: things that people may not be aware, but aren't exactly secrets.

Emergency Medical Service/Ambulances are a ridiculously low qualified in a fair shair of industrial nations, especially the US,France, or Austria.

Even in the countries with more training/physician based services (Germany, Belgium, Italy)the actual qualification of the responders varies widely - most of them wouldn't be allowed to care for a single emergency within a hospital on their own.

Chefs can put as much butter, cream, salt, sugar and fat as they like into restaurant meals. That's why they tastes so good.

Not exactly secret, but not very well-known. In many states your credit score can be used as a factor in determining the cost of auto insurance for you. Lower credit scores can equal higher premiums.