Humans are so complicated, it's basically impossible to explain everything we do. It's what makes our world so interesting, but scary at the same time. Like, sometimes our complicated feelings and actions aren't that serious in the grand scheme of things, while other times they might hint at something far more significant.
Let’s take a look at some personality traits that might come across as a little creepy due to their oddness. While some of these quirks are harmless and just part of a person’s uniqueness, others could hint at something more unsettling. We’ve gathered a list of such traits for you to check out – so let’s dive in, shall we? Just don’t take things too seriously, OK?
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#1
I let the spiders that live in my house and on my porch alone, IF I don’t see any bugs. If they don’t do a good enough job catching the bugs, I give them 3 warnings until I kick them out to make room for more sufficient spiders.
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#2
Sometimes I rehearse certain conversations in my head, and I’ll make the facial expressions and sometimes even say the words that I’m thinking about, so it looks like I’m talking to myself when really I’m just hoping not to f**k up another social interaction. I have gotten some *weird* looks for this when accidentally doing it in public.
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#3
My handwriting. Half cursive, half print. A's and E's can all look different even within the same word.
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True crime is among the most popular genres of media people love to consume nowadays. For instance, back in 2021, 57% of Americans said that they consumed it, which is a pretty high number, isn’t it?
If you aren’t among those who enjoy this kind of media and are confused about what it even is, don’t worry, we’re here to enlighten you. In a nutshell, true crime is a non-fiction work, where a crime (thus the name) is examined, including the people associated with it, those affected by it, the perpetrator's motives and actions, and the consequences – everything. Also, commonly, it is about rather violent incidents, such as someone's life being taken away.
#4
Former military, keeps to themselves, single and lives alone, doesn’t leave the house for days.
Whole time I’m in the house having a ball. Throwing concerts for the cat n s**t 😂.
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#5
Sometimes I just sit in the dark and think in my living room. My wife walks in and sees me sitting there on the couch, hands on my knees, just staring at nothing in particular ahead of me.
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#6
I'm fine with not leaving the house for months at a time.
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Some experts say that people are drawn to these stories because that’s how our brains evolved. Ever since our hunter-gatherer days, we have been wired to be attuned to criminal misdemeanors – who, what, when, and where – just so we can better protect ourselves and those we care about.
The same reason applies to why true crime’s audience consists of more women than men. By consuming content about crime, they observe male perpetrators in order to be more aware of their methods, signs of abusive behavior, motivations, and all other red flags that signal a danger to them.
#7
My collection of teeth :) my baby teeth, my partner's entire family's collection of baby teeth (a christmas gift from my mil), pets' teeth from surgeries, and random teeth given to me as gifts from friends over the years. (shae i still have your dad's molar you evil b***h, i hope you regret giving it to me).
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#8
As a child, my dad, who was in the military for 20 years, taught me one self defense, which included twisting someone’s arm behind their back and up to stop them from attacking you and basically detain them painfully but without permanent damage.
My 7 year old self decided I would twist my own arms behind my back like this so that my shoulders and arms would have the flexibility for this to not work on me if anyone did it to me.
I kept this up for years and now the only handy part of it is that I can lotion my entire back without help if I want to because I can reach all of it.
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#9
At night my bedtime routine is taking a shower, putting my pajamas on, then I turn on my bedroom tv. I then stand in front of my tv watching YouTube or Hulu like it’s a giant iPad for at least an hour, sometimes 2 hours. My close friends think it’s insane. I love it though.
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Speaking of red flags, today’s list is full of traits some netizens think might signal a bloodthirst in some individuals. All of them weren’t listed at random; they were answers to a question on r/AskReddit: “What’s your ‘serial killer trait’ that (hypothetically) would make everyone say, ‘We should’ve known’?”
While these signs can sometimes signal some trouble within a person, we felt the need to mention that everything should be taken with a grain of salt. After all, we don’t know the full picture of why a person acts this way, and usually context is crucial. So, don’t worry if you find some trait of yours (or someone close to you), it’s just entertainment.
#10
I like pineapple on pizza.
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#11
I'm quiet, polite, and I keep to myself.
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#12
I like Huey lewis and the News.
Of course, staying alert about red flags isn’t the only reason people love true crime. Some of them are just curious about what the killers were like as people. Again, bringing this back to the beginning of our species, we had an instinct of curiosity, which let us keep discovering new things to satisfy that itch in the brain.
Apparently, the brain rewards itself when curiosity is pursued. The reward is a dopamine rush, which makes you feel happier and more inclined to satisfy your curiosity again in the future.
When it comes to true crime and curiosity, some people have an itch in their brain to learn what kind of people committed the crimes or were the victims of them. What happened that things ended up this way?
#13
If I'm wearing a hoodie or long sleeve I don't pull my sleeves up to wash my hands
Edit: holy s**t I forgot I commented here and went to work and came home to like 100 notifications lmao.
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#14
My friends have long said the only reason they know I’m not a serial killer is because every time one is found everyone that knew the killer says “we had no idea” and all my friends would have to say “we totally expected this”.
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#15
I read all of the directions and user manuals of everything I purchase.
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Yet, in a way, this could be brought back to the self-preservation instinct we talked about before. When you satisfy your curiosity about it, you also get a chance to rethink all your ties in life, whether they’re dangerous or not.
Well, wanting to be aware of red flags, but justifying it with curiosity isn’t such a bad thing. Actually, any other reason you can list why people are so interested in true crime isn’t so bad, as long as it isn’t for the sake of copying what you see. Copycat crimes are a whole danger within themselves, but maybe that’s a topic for another day. Today let’s just stay with the one about red flags in people.
What would you say is a trait in a person that hypothetically could suggest their bad intentions? Share with us in the comments!
#16
I don’t put water on my toothpaste.
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#17
Someone once called me a serial killer for eating string cheese without peeling it. I pointed out that a serial killer would more likely to be into peeling foods than not.
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#18
I'll die laughing in conversations with people and when I turn away I instantly straight face.
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#19
Sometimes (rarely) i put one sock on then a shoe, then other sock on then the other shoe.
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#20
I dunno
In the days before cellphones, I came across a lost and injured hiker in the jungle near my house. I ran to the neighbors and told them to phone for an ambulance and rescue team, someone was hurt.
Later they told me that they thought I had killed somebody.
Who, me?
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#21
Eats cereal dry.
#22
I leftovers for lunch.
And I eat them cold.
Right in front of the microwave.
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#23
"She was always so nice. Always helped if asked."
Those who know me better: " She also likes to collect knives and is fascinated with the human body.".
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#24
I used to purposely crash rides in roller coaster tycoon and make death houses in sims as a child.
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#25
My main job is a butcher. My second job is leatherworking.
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#26
Gardening at night. Apparently it's not normal behaviour.
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#27
Let a coworker know they were back 14 minutes early from their lunch break.
This let them know that I had been keeping track of the time they had left.
This led to an office wide (8 people) conclusion that this has been something I've done for a while.
It has. I have been. Cuz one of those f*****s has taken a 2hr lunch before and I wanted to know if anyone else is as loose with their lunch block. Nope. Most of them come back early.
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#28
A few years back I was eating outside on an open to the street balcony at a restaurant. A lady with a golden retriever and a French bull dog were making their way down the sidewalk, stopping and talking and letting people pet the dogs. They got closer and closer, still stopping here and there, and when she got within earshot of me, she smiled and asked if I wanted to pet them, to which I said "No thanks". She gave me this crazy look and snapped "what, are you a serial killer or something!?!" before she hurried away.
So apparently that, not wanting to touch random dirty dogs walking down the street.
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#29
I like my cheese sticks room temp. I will pull them from the fridge and put them under my [breast] to warm them up faster. [Breast] cheese is the best 😂.
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#30
My wind chimes I made out of my dead dogs bones. Maybe all my paintings too. And the fact that I have a sheep’s brain and cows eyeball in a jar full of ethanol.
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#31
In Morrowind, whenever I [end] someone, I take their entire inventory, and then drop anything I don't want in a pile next to them.
What this looks like ingame is I've left a trail in my wake of naked dead people with their clothing in a nice, neat little pile next to their corpse like a psychopath with a really specific MO.
#32
The sword collection and taxidermy bugs lmao.
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#33
I eat chips vertically.
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#34
I don't do it often, I believe it's morally wrong, BUT I ENJOY STEALING.
