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You know that face your friend makes when you tell them you haven't tried a certain type of ice-cream? Or when you reveal that you haven't done something that the majority of people consider to be the most ordinary things? Well, prepare to make that face yourself as we dive deep into the list of the most basic things some people have never tried in their lifetime, and some are even secretly proud of it. From never biting on a pear to never learning how to ride a bicycle, some people are really doing the opposite of living life on the edge. This Bored Panda challenge invites you to write down the things you haven't tried and to add them to our post!

Scroll down to read these confessions, and don't forget to tell us what you think in the comments!

#2

Never walked by a dog without smiling at it.

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#3

Also..I've never watched an episode of Game of Thrones, Walking Dead or have seen any of the Twilight movies.

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#6

I'm from Sweden and I've never been to Ikea

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Meop
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ikea is pretty fun! You should go if you have the chance :)

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#7

Never eaten a McDonald’s. I’m 52.

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Panda Bae
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lucky. I have three little brothers who are OBSESSED with McDonald's. It's garbage.

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#8

I have never learned how to ride a bike.

When people say "this will be as easy as riding a bike" my brain always immediately thinks "yikes".

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#9

I have never lost my keys. I still use the same keychain that I got at 12 (I'm just changing the keys or adding new ones)

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#10

Never used an X Box or Playstation.

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Erika Jones
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter was incredulous when I told her I had never heard the menu music from a Wii.

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#11

I’ve never seen any of the Star Wars films

(Not a requirement for an astrophysics PhD, thankfully)

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#12

I've never seen Titanic.

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diane a
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course you havent, It's been at the bottom of the North Atlantic for 107 years (as of next week)

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#13

Never watched a game of football. Don't even know the rules. I thought I could name 3 football players, but it turns out David Beckham has retired and George Best is dead, so I'm down to Wayne Rooney.

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Magdalene
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I played a football couple of times and it's amazing but I don't really watch football and I have never seen American football.

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#14

I am a millennial that has never ordered an item off amazon

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Kiss Army
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate having to park, battle crowds, hope what I want is in stock and then wait in line to buy it. Generally, if Amazon doesn't have it, I don't need it. I have Amazon Prime to get free shipping and I get a delivery almost every day.

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#15

Smelling Something
Was born without a sense of smell. Closest I come is tasting something in the air.

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Dani
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, that probably deeply impairs sense of taste too...

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Tiny Dynamine
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not so much. I lost my sense of smell in 1999 but can still taste, although about 75% as much as I could. There are certain tastes that are harder to pick up and I can't tell the difference between subtle variations, like wines, for example. I'm totally used to it now, however, and it doesn't really affect my life very much.

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dankay01
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a someone who smells everything, this makes me sad....

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Mary Stiles
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, well at least you don't have to smell my cat's litter box.

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Ellie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother was born without a sense of smell as well

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tuzdayschild
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother and brother are like this. Can be very dangerous. I came home to something burning on the stove, smoke everywhere and about to catch fire. My mom was upstairs and smelled nothing.

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Katya King
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry I was looking through the comments and accidentally sent this

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Kelli Flory
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her funny me too to tell you the truth I never smelt anything or tasted anything until after I had sinus surgery at the age of 22 then finally I smelled for the first time in my entire life and the first thing I smelled was a diesel bus and I pulled over and barfed everywhere

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Melvin Dragvelk
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then you also can not taste. Without smell, you can not taste. I feel for you.

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Christine M Quigley
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so sad...my grandma was in an auto accident and smashed her nose, lost her sense of smell..

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WhatEvenIsLife
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My best friend has no sense of smell! Known her over 20 years and I still forget and occasionally ask her if she can smell something...

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Azeem Mubarak
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

don't worry, you are lucky in a certain way. for example, have you heard of durian fruit? it is the world's smelliest fruit but it tastes so good. every time when i eat it i wish i could sense less smell so i could enjoy the taste of the fruit. but you don't have that problem

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MoMo Zylus
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My fiancé doesn’t have a sense of taste or smell, he was born with it, but I’m not sure if him not having a sense of smell causes the lack of sense of taste or not.

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Calypso poet
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can’t you get a nose transplant? Dr. Zoidberg performed one on his girlfriend.

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Danin Larksy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would that be a benefit with weightloss? now I am curious if this person is overweight or due to no sense of smell only eats to survive and doesn't have cravings

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't, either! I can't answer for the original poster but I'll answer some of the comments: I can't say if my sense of taste is affected, but I can still taste things in general. I do probably season things more strongly than other people, though I've cut back on that in the past few years. I also have trouble picking out specific flavor profiles on seasoned foods even if other people are commenting on how strong X flavor is. As someone else noted for their friend above, I also can't smell gas but I do get headaches quicker than other people if there's a gas leak so I am generally aware of it. I do however sometimes have to make other people smell to see if a food is past the expiration date because I won't be able to tell until I take a bite, and sometimes not even then if the bad taste can be hidden.

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Lauren Southwood
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel for you! I lost my sense of taste for a day and I was so angry at my tounge! It was just a really bad head cold but I mean smell is important, right now I wish I couldn’t smell all the stinky spit out bamboozeled beans that smell like sick, rotten eggs and skunk and the likes! It’s given me a headache! But I bet you wouldn’t mind if you got to smell the good stuff too. ❤️

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Ildico Bcnmad
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew simeone with the same issue...she needed someone to check for her if there was gas leakage. Very dangerous

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debrina blackmoon
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

damnit. well you don't have to smell disgusting things, but sucks that you can't experience the pleasant scents

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Corey
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a chemistry teacher who had no sense of smell, and so one day the class clown broke a stink bomb in class... teacher wasn't lying, and we all suffered. Great experiment >_<

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Shull GaRett
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well.. thats a usefull thing on the bus during a hot summer when the AC is gone ;)

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Dorothy Parker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if they prefer more strongly flavored foods, don't care about sweets, etc.

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#16

Never owned a credit card.

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Tessa
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me neither cuz it isnt really a thing here in The Netherlands...

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#17

Never eaten an apple (raw, I like apple pie)

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Dani
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have no idea what you're missing out on. Plus, how is this even possible? i LIVE on apples

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#19

Never seen Friends, Frasier, or Seinfeld

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#20

Never changed a car tyre. Not exactly proud, it just hasn't come up.

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Alexandru Bucur
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a difficult task. Interestingly, I changed three tires in my life, despite never owning a car. Turns out there are a lot of people out there that have cars but don't know how to do it and are completely helpless as a result. I only knew how because I had watched my grandpa do it as a kid once.

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#21

I've never bought a lottery ticket.

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#22

I've never been stung by a bee. I'm 45.

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#23

Been on facebook or even seen what its user interface or whatever it's called looks like

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#24

I graduated film school without seeing Citizen Kane. Still haven't.

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Sharon Hyatt
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw it and when it was over was amazed about the hype.....just another black and white....

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#25

Ive never had chewing gum. I just dont see the appeal? Like you, chew it for a bif then spit it out? I dont know

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#26

Read anything in bathroom while on the toilet

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#28

Never seen Titanic. Never been in a Walmart. Never been on a bus.

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