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We all have weird quirks that are fairly uncommon, to say the least. For the fear of being judged, we keep these weird things to ourselves; however, that doesn't stop us from being curious about what others have to hide.

So, to indulge in this secret knowledge, X (formerly Twitter) user @drakesbrother started a thread asking people to share their bad habits, weird confessions, and interesting things they do. The thread was quickly flooded with the strangest habits. 

Turns out, lots of us have funny habits that make perfect sense to us but might seem odd to others. Something like when someone has to read the last page of a book before they can start it from the beginning. One thing’s clear: what seems like quirky habits to some of us is just another day in the office for others.

Some confessed to measuring how long something will take in songs, others said that each time they get in their car, they make sure no one is sitting in the back seat. While some of these weird things to do sound a little bit odd, let’s not pretend you don't relate. 

Scroll below for the list of confessions from regularly weird people, and don't forget to share your own strange habits in the comments.

#1

Saving The Best For Last

Saving The Best For Last

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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here, that way the best taste lingers the longest!

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    #2

    Measuring Time In Songs

    Measuring Time In Songs

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    #3

    Impulsive Thoughts About Babies

    Impulsive Thoughts About Babies

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    Reilly Beryll
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is incredibly common. Everyone does this, actually. Intrusive thoughts. I tend to think “how much can I key this car”.

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    #4

    Conversations With Myself

    Conversations With Myself

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My girlfriend does this a lot. I end up answering her and she just replies "nobody is talking to you, talking to myself. mind your own business." LOL

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    #5

    Must-Shut-Everything For Sleep

    Must-Shut-Everything For Sleep

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    Withnail
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cupboard doors need to be closed when not in use. It's not that I won't necessarily be able to sleep, it's just why would they be open?

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    #6

    Beating The Microwave Countdown

    Beating The Microwave Countdown

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to stop the microwave 1 second before it stops so it wont do the annoying beeps at the end

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    #7

    Scenario Rehearsing In My Head

    Scenario Rehearsing In My Head

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    #8

    Precise Volume Setting

    Precise Volume Setting

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there are more than me out there....awesome

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    #9

    Keeping The Mind Busy

    Keeping The Mind Busy

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    #10

    Knowing The Tune, But Not The Words

    Knowing The Tune, But Not The Words

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    #11

    Solo Work Satisfaction

    Solo Work Satisfaction

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    #12

    One Earbud Awareness

    One Earbud Awareness

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    Withnail
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work like this in the office. Part courtesy, part fomo.

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    #13

    Silence Sounds Loud

    Silence Sounds Loud

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    Synnika S
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know right? It makes that staticy noise

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    #14

    Safety Scenario Strategist

    Safety Scenario Strategist

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    Tiny Dynamine
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    S**t, do you live in America?

    Maci Mae
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in America, and I think like this too. Especially in my classrooms at school, which is pretty sad now that I think about it :/

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    Kiss Army
    Community Member
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a prison and have an aversion to having my back to a door or walkway. When we go to a restaurant, my husband always lets me sit down first because if I am not sitting on the side of the table where I can take in the whole room and the exit, I will be uncomfortable the whole time we are there.

    Schrödinger's Dog
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's fair. In fact, it could save your life someday.

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    Yael
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can really relate to this one lol. I bought a set of "emergency exit stairs" to hang off my balcony if there was ever a fire. I got the idea after seeing those horrific fires in Grenfell Towers.

    Doober
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy c**p I had no idea they had these!! Happy I came across your comment...on Amazon buying one rn lol

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    FatBaby
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think that's weird, I think it's necessary nowadays.

    Megawizard 14
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the ways to kill that weird terrorist holding a gun

    thorfinio longobardo
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you live in the USA then it's perfectly reasonable to do it.

    Nikki D
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Situational awareness is a good thing.

    Wendy Tanneberger
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too bro! I guess it's better to be safe than sorry!

    Stevie B
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! This helps me manage my anxiety issues. It's something I started doing when I was a kid.

    No
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It helps you MANAGE your anxiety???!!!! It just makes all the scenarios seem more likely for me.

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    Person2638
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In high school last year they trained us to do this in case of an active shooter :(

    Jesse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. Not from the US, but my anxiety is very pessimistic

    Henry Russell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sometimes while walking i will think ¨ what will happen if i got kidnapped right now

    Ashley Lopez
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spent all my time as a kid worrying that a shooting would start, which is really sad that kids these days need to worry about this. :(

    Lisa Chambers
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. But that is what living in NOLA and spending time in Afghanistan does for a person.

    No
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily. A lot of people do this. I've never been to any especially dangerous place, and I do this too.

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    Nezuko_chan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound like Quibli (wings of fire)

    happyplants28
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that too! I'm not in a dangerous country, including USA, but I am just very anxious

    Ann M Clinkscales
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do too! It's due to PTSD while in the PC!

    Ian Dadswell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to the 21st century, very sad times we live in.

    Janine Randall
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. I'm in an earthquake prone area. I have my go back packed at all times and if I'm in a movie theatre or a performance hall, I have to make sure of where the exits are.

    Fred Burrows
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't pull up directly beside a car at the stop light .

    Michelle Dodson
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a sad commentary on our society.

    No
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does this relate to being a nurse? Nobody has to be a nurse to be paranoid.

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    gedwards1
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have NEVER walked into an unfamiliar building without checking out all the escape routes. My first day at school ( in 1965 ), the teacher told my parents that I immediately asked where the fire escapes were. They were like, ' I know, right? '.

    Jennifer Gould
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or person you don't like shows up.....you got to know how to escape!!

    Jaxon Wild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too, and I always make it so that most exits are in my view.

    Carolina Almeida
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats actually a reaction of who has agoraphobia

    No
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you saying that most of the people in this comment thread have agoraphobia?

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    Josurf
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your real name is not Jason Bourne. You are a highly trained agent that had a traumatic experience and got amnesia.

    Sarabelle Palsy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a university, and for the past three years, I've gotten into this habit of knowing where to go and what all I need just in case some c**p goes down. I'm not about to be shot because some jack a*s decides to have a moment.

    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine was only for one situation, random "play" attacks by my brothers. No sitting with my back to a door or window for fear of getting garrotted

    Gina Adrianna Nelson
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i wrote mine down then coppied them and i have 2 for when gust come to stay!!

    Pamda Panda
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I developed this habit when I had an ex-boyfriend start stalking me. It gave me massive anxiety. I had to train myself out of it when I moved to a new city (for unrelated reasons).

    Pryjmaty
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't blame you. There was ANOTHER school shooting in Colorado just yesterday.

    Crochet lady
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so sad but makes sense in the times we live.

    Niles
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i do this too, i also imagine worst case scenarios for any situation. like, if i'm in the shower, if i slip and crack my head open on the floor and bleed out, would i die before somebody noticed?

    shiela tamado
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always do this too! my friends are used to me going in different directions to check the surroundings, fire extinguisher, emergency exit, if its lock or accessible, suspicious people around etc etc

    Nuno Carvalho
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an ex military, train mending urban guerrila, I do that all the time, even now, 35 years later. And I always sit on corners...

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    #15

    Pause To Check For Intruders

    Pause To Check For Intruders

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is like driving with loud music, but then turning the volume down to look for parking or for an address.

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    #16

    The Cool Side Of The Pillow

    The Cool Side Of The Pillow

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    Suzi Gauthier
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was 4 in Florida we had no A/C in our house. I had 6 spots on my pillow that I could move my head around on until I had to flip it & have 6 more.

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    #17

    Imagining Unlikely Scenarios

    Imagining Unlikely Scenarios

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    Suzi Gauthier
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I have whole arguments in my head with other people.

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    #18

    Phone Privacy Panic

    Phone Privacy Panic

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    Bluebell Rizzi
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do have things to hide, and my reaction is the same... I mean... dude, that's my phone, it's sacred

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    #19

    Contemplating Mortality

    Contemplating Mortality

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    #20

    Backseat Safety Check

    Backseat Safety Check

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    #21

    Holding Breath To Dodge Germs

    Holding Breath To Dodge Germs

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    kat lia
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are waiting for you to say bless you.

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    #22

    Flashlight Fears

    Flashlight Fears

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    #23

    Attention To Details

    Attention To Details

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    #24

    Soothing Myself With A Foot Rub

    Soothing Myself With A Foot Rub

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    #25

    Bridge-Speeding For Safety

    Bridge-Speeding For Safety

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    Smoofy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sisters and I used to try holding our breath over bridges when were little. I think we thought it'd make us float if we fell in the water

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    #26

    Floor Over Bed

    Floor Over Bed

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both my kids do this, they go through fazes where every so often they will sleep a couple of weeks on the floor.

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    #27

    Imaginary Bets For Big Decisions

    Imaginary Bets For Big Decisions

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    Paul K. Johnson
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's pretty high stakes for just trying to hit the trash can with some garbage. Go big I guess.

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    #28

    Living Out Loud In My Imagination

    Living Out Loud In My Imagination

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    Bettina Jansen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to do that, now I've learned to be more discreet (unless I'm in nature, then you can let go)

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    #29

    Doubting Intentions

    Doubting Intentions

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    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I always feel like when people talk to me they're just doing it to feel polite :(

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    #30

    Echoing TV Laughter

    Echoing TV Laughter

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    MammaG
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's often recorded "canned" laughter. Also called a laugh track.

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