Art, obsession, and identity
Mindfulness is not such a hot topic for the majority of people. In the US, just about 8% of people meditate.
Yes, you truly are in the minority. Only 8% of men who own a TV set claim not to watch sports.
According to a survey, 9% of people actually think it’s acceptable to use their phone during a movie at the theatre.
If you can't wait to go up on a stage and speak in front of hundreds of people, you're in the minority. In fact, only about 10% of people share the same passion as you.
We get it, pets are family, right? But not everyone actually treats them to birthday parties. In fact, only about 9% of pet owners do so.
The majority of Americans take some sort of prescription drug. Only about 30% claim not to take any.
Unfortunately, this is a lot more ucommon than you might think, with only 5% of people doing so.
Only about 2% of men and 9% of women claim to have met their significant other at a bar or club.
A very small minority actually claim to do so. About 3% of people, to be more precise.
Gingers are rare, so if you have red hair, you are among the 1 to 2% of the world population who do.
This might come as a surprise, but only 25% of people claimed to not have used their phone in the restroom.
More people are actually afraid of dogs, with 7% of men and 14% of women claiming to suffer from cynophobia.
There is a good chance people lied while answering the survey, but apparently, only 2% of men and 8% of women are afraid of the dark.
According to a 2013 survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 14.3% of men and 29.9% of women wear sunscreen regularly.
Yes, 4% of Americans claim to have visited a tanning salon after their vacation.
According to a study by the University of Bristol, 2% of people with European ancestry actually have non-smelly armpits, thanks to the gene ABCC11G.
Early birds are not that common. In fact, only one in ten people are true early birds. You might even be even more unique if you're in the 1-3% of people who only need 5-6 hours of sleep per night.
Can you, really? Well, if so, you are among the 2% of people who can actually multitask, according to researchers at the University of Utah.
Sadly, the vast majority of us have littered. Only 10% of people in the US claim to have never done so.
According to a survey of about 2000 people done in 2014 by researchers at Middlesex University, 11% of people in the UK want a robot baby.
A survey of 3,000 adults found that only 3% of them had their childhood dream job.
18% of Americans believe they’ve seen a ghost, so if you've seen one, you're still in the minority (albeit not that small of a minority!).
Not having a Facebook account is actually quite rare among social media users, with only 8% falling into this category.
Sadly, only 8% of people achieve their New Year's resolutions.
Sources: (Mental Floss)
In 2014, researchers of the University of Hong Kong conducted a meta-analysis comprising people from 31 countries and found that 6% of the respondents had an internet addiction.
Only 6% of Americans back into parking spaces, whereas in China about 88% of people claim to do so.
While most of us can ride a bike, according to a 2013 survey, about 6% of Americans said they didn't know how to ride one.
A study on the effects of music on our emotions conducted by the University of Barcelona found that 5% of people don’t consider music to be emotional, nor important.
We all have our quirks and can sometimes act in peculiar ways. But many of us are also a bit weird in the sense that we don't do what everyone else does. Our habits might seem normal to us, but in reality, we're very much in the minority! There are many things we're supposed to do, like wearing some kind of SPF every day, but we simply don't. Those who stick to the rules and actually do what they're supposed to are sometimes the weird ones! That's what this gallery is all about.
Click through to find out which strange habits are surprisingly common, and which normal ones are surprisingly uncommon!
Ways you might be a little bit weird
Everyone's got at least one odd habit!
LIFESTYLE People
We all have our quirks and can sometimes act in peculiar ways. But many of us are also a bit weird in the sense that we don't do what everyone else does. Our habits might seem normal to us, but in reality, we're very much in the minority! There are many things we're supposed to do, like wearing some kind of SPF every day, but we simply don't. Those who stick to the rules and actually do what they're supposed to are sometimes the weird ones! That's what this gallery is all about.
Click through to find out which strange habits are surprisingly common, and which normal ones are surprisingly uncommon!