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Dipping grilled cheese in syrup, buttering pop-tarts, or devouring strawberries with stems still attached to them may sound utterly asinine, but for some people, it’s a perfectly fine mode of consuming food.

You see, no one is immune to bizarre eating quirks, but most of us are totally unaware that we have them. So when Twitter user @kyry5 asked people “What's a strange food habit you didn't realize was bizarre until way later than you should have?” the thread blew up with 11.7K likes, and the answers, each more baffling than the previous one, came flooding in.

So let's see some of the most entertaining and stomach-turning revelations about food shared in the thread. Do you have a quirky eating habit to share? Hit us in the comment section below!

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    Chaotic-Pansexual-Gemini
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else eat the muffin/cupcake and then chew on the wrapper cause it still has some on it? Just me?

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    Bored Panda reached out to the thread’s author Kyle who goes by the Twitter handle @kyry5. Kyle said he got the idea for a tweet while he was talking to friends about how insane his diet was when I was younger. “I used to be on the chunkier side and was talking about how much junk I would eat (hot pockets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, toaster strudels for dessert) and how even the junk food was made junkier (enter, the buttered pop tarts!)”

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    “That got us talking about other weird things we all used to eat, and I figured I’d take to Twitter and hear some others,” Kyle recounted and added that he was totally surprised that his thread blew up so much.

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

    This is known as a cheese taco. If you do it right, you can add toppings and roll it up before it hardens. Requires practice with your microwave, as it changes depending on wattage, type of cheese etc.

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    H Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In India (and probably other places too) it's quite common to put salt on various fruits and in fruit juice.

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    When asked about his own food habit which is the buttered Pop-Tarts, Kyle assured us that they’re totally delicious. “You toast the brown sugar cinnamon ones, take a knife and make a delicate slit down the middle (not enough to break it in half) so that the butter can soak in, and let a fat slab of butter melt on it,” he said. “I think I did it once in college and my friends thought it was wild and that’s when I realized the buttered pop tart was not a universal household staple,” Kyle added.

    When it comes to odd food habits, Kyle said he loves these quirky little things. “I feel like they always arise so organically. Like I had no idea my food habit was bizarre, nor did my friend who dips hint of lime Tostitos into minced garlic in the jar”

    “Once you share it with other folks and realize it’s a little odd, that’s when it gets fun! I think we should all be open to trying each other’s little food combos.”

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

    Fiber is good for bowl movements, they say...

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    Nice cuppa tea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drink it through a straw to save your teeth. Youll be fine

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    Rachel Connot
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cottage cheese with diced peaches is sooo good

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    Eating weird food combos is nothing new. After all, who said you can’t have fish sticks with peanut butter? But unusual eating habits often get much weirder than that. For example, brumotactillophoba is an impressive term that refers to fear of different foods touching each other, and surprisingly, many people have it. Interestingly, this food habit is viewed by food psychologists as a holdover from childhood fussy eating.

    There are also people who can be called delayed gratifiers as they tend to separate everything on their plate and put pieces in their mouth in some sequence. Usually, the ones that taste the best are left for the very end. Another very common eating habit is known as fork stacking, which is essentially packing each mouthful with a bit of everything on it. As they eat, people prioritize a perfect final forkful.

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    Aaleyah _ aesthetic
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will get lots of hat for this, but mac and cheese is just disgusting.

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

    In my family, crusts either gave you curly hair (girls) or put hair on your chest (boys)...

    Heather Lynn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or in my family, puts hair on your chest regardless if you are a boy or girl lol

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    C Unverferth
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i ate the crust because it tastes good

    Stephanie A Mutti
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It wasn't until my forties that i thought about this and realized,,,, IT'S ALL THE SAME BREAD!

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

    My mum used to say it will sharpen our teeth!

    Diane Aguilar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, if you can't stomach eating the crusts off bread you don't deserve bread, period. I mean, look at all the super primo types of bread out there -- when one describes those breads one common adjective is "crusty" because the crust is the most treasured part of the bread! Just make a floury mush if you can't handle the crust.

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

    My father and I argued who would get the "Knust" (end of bread which is mostry crust). So good.

    Nicole Weymann
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Legend here is eating bread crusts helps when you're learning how to whistle.

    Eric Mac Fadden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I eat the crust because this is still bread

    Vicky Zar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What crust? US bread has no real crust!

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

    i've always eaten the crust, we don't take it off in my family. pretty tasty ngl.

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

    My bread crust made my hair curly. ;o)

    Wendy Lam
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the olden days in Hong Kong the poor families eat the crusts leftover from bread that was cut off crusts

    Sue Rogers
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I heard that, as well.

    Renee Letkiewicz
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done mom... well done 😄👏

    Rie Jayne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to love rolls, simply because of that.

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

    And when I was little the babysitter said the crust made your fingernails grow.

    Mille Gyldenheim
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my family the burnt crust of home-made bread gave you a good singing-voice :)

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

    My Mom said thsi about apples.

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    That's not a lie!

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    Kat Olmstead
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to eat this as a kid! Still do once in a blue moon.

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

    rice pudding - not weird! i was the only one who liked the skin -- still not weird ...

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    Ahsoka Tano
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused as to how this tastes good. Too much salt and it tastes bitter and burns.

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

    me too! i always thought crunchy cereal like americans do in tv shows and movies are hella weird

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

    Ehhh, "supposed" is all about custom. There's nothing wrong with a few strawberry stems. I know people who eat the skin of kiwi fruit. Not my thing but people can do what they want; it's not dangerous.

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    Evil Little Thing
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salted lemons are good, and I've been known to eat the peel occasionally. My grandmother used to eat whole lemons while telling me to never, ever do it because it's terrible for your teeth. But sometimes I succumb.

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

    Everything is enhanced by peanut butter.

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

    My husband loves Miracle Whip and peanut butter sandwiches. I can't watch him make them or eat them.

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    Random Panda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    French fries in milkshakes are the best though.

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

    I eat frozen blueberry bagels when I’m too lazy to thaw them

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is such a thing as worm salt - salt, ground dried worms and ground dried chilis and you put it on orange slices. It's a Mexican delicacy.

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    Steve Barnett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, buy why? It's not adding anything, just making them soggy.

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    Kathy Smith
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my all-time favorite sandwiches! And try Doritos in cottage cheese sometime instead of Lays - also delicious!

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    Kelli from Fitness Blender
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tater tot thing actually sounds pretty good, kind of like hashbrowns in syrups.

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

    Strawberry jam on an egg McMuffin! Almost the same and good!

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

    not sure about the Butt Red toast though....

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    troufaki13
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cottage cheese can be both savory and sweet, no?

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

    I dip E V E R Y T H I N G in salt

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    Von Klaus
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I eat hot dogs with bbq sauce between the bun and dog topped with pineapple cottage cheese...insanely good

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