A deleted Redditor wanted to hear the best stories behind everyone's body blemishes, so they asked:
"What is the dumbest way you've gotten a scar?"
I have a scar on my upper lip from when I was 5.
I learned fast... don't dance to Madonna on your mother's bed, in her high heels, on a dark and rainy Saturday afternoon.
Save it for the light.
Killer Kitty
Mad Grumpy Cat GIF by MOODMANGiphy"Tripped over my kitten and busted my head open on my sofa."
Fragrant-Prompt1826
"This is definitely believable, I swear my cat tries to off me everyday"
ShadAppNKissMe
Damn tart
"Pop tart. Wild berry flavor. Permanent burn scars on my leg. I was young and dumb. Toasting my pop tart. When I pulled it out the frosting was so hot it was literally bubbling. I dropped it because it was burning my fingertips. Dropped it right onto my leg frosting side down. I went to wipe it away. Gave me almost third-degree burns. Had to go straight to the hospital. Still have the scars 20 years later."
Travelerofuranus
Tough
"I have one on the back of my hand from rubbing the skin off with a pencil eraser longer than the other kid did when I was 13 just to prove I was 'tough.'"
"The real tough kids did three on each hand. So it looks like that's where your Wolverine claws came out."
KielReid
"I did that stupid crap in school, thank f**k it didn't leave any scars. But yeah I was that troubled youth who had no outlet. I hated myself for it until both hands healed up."
faultydatadisc
Bottles Flying
"An old roommate and I had a snowball fight but with beer bottles. We were the only ones home, one wall of the living room was like natural rock. And it started with throwing bottles across the living room into the wall and devolved into throwing them at each other. I caught a bit in the arm when one smashed near me across the counter, haha."
Revenge
Cookie Lyon Love GIF by Empire FOXGiphy"I twisted the head off of my little sister's baby doll."
"She hit me in the head with a garden hoe. 11 stitches."
TrailerParkPrepper
Revenge is real when it comes to the dolls.
Don't lose your head... or the heads of your siblings' favorite doll.
Stumbled
Ice Cream Elmo GIF by SésamoGiphy"I got a glass bowl full of ice cream, stumbled, and didn't let go of the bowl, so it cut open my hand. It's a common reflex of small children because ice cream 'is precious,' but still stupid because I had to wear a bandage for 2 weeks."
cantSleepalready
Cracked Brows
"My brother, sister, and I all have the same kind of scar on our left eyebrow and got them at the same age. My brother opened an empty dresser drawer and smacked himself in the face, my sister ran into a brick wall and I fell off the couch onto a coffee table."
Alternative-Volume82
"My dad and brother have a similar saga. My dad climbed out of his crib when he was little and split his left eyebrow open, my brother got out of the bathtub and cracked his head on the toilet and they have matching eyebrow scars."
TallOne101213
Stalagmite
"For my 8th birthday, a classmate got me something like a 'grow your own stalagmite' kit you could buy at educational stores. Apparently, the purpose was to add water to some powder material and use a funnel in the kit to drip it down to make your own cave features. Exciting, I know. Anyway, I kept it and the other birthday presents I got in a cardboard box in my room. Evidently, at some point, moisture got into the box and the plastic the powder was in, and it began expanding."
"Having nowhere else to go, the 'stalagmite' material oozed its way out through the narrow slits in its box and hardened into razor-sharp edges. I found this out quite bloodily when I put my hand into my birthday box to grab another toy, and pulled it out with permanently altered fingerprints on my thumb, index, and middle fingers."
Real-Extent5559
Make the Cookies
"When I was 4 I got too excited to go outside and ran through a storm door. Ripped my arm up well and required a bunch of stitches. Due to the position, there was no way for them to numb it, so they stitched it without anything. Two days later, I was helping my mom make cookies, and I tripped and ripped them all over again."
"30+ years later and I now have a scar on my left arm that looks like a bite mark."
"I have another on my wrist because I once stuck my hand up a gumball machine, trying to steal a gumball, and it got stuck. When I finally got it out, it ripped the skin off a chunk of my wrist."
2PhatCC
The Fall
Falling Down Fall GIFGiphy"In fifth grade, I asked a girl to be my girlfriend. She said no. I turned around and fell down a hill and slashed my ankle open on a rock. I have a lifelong scar to remind me of the rejection."
drmanhattannfriends
We really have to be more careful.
Our bodies are way too fragile.
Do you have an scar stories to share? Let us know in the comments below.
"What are some hygiene tips everyone should know?"
A Mint Won't Help...
"If you have bad breath that doesn't go away you may have tonsil stones."- wiener_dawg
Who Actually Likes Being Wet All The Time?
"Make sure your clothes get completely dry."
"You'll smell like mildew otherwise."- YakiVegas
Never Skip!
"If something is worth doing, it's worth half-a**ing it."
"Say you're running late and need to be out the door 10 minutes ago, it's still worth giving your teeth a 10 second scrub rather than skipping it."- SharpPoetry
Before You Know It Brushing Teeth GIF by 1091GiphyAlways Make The Effort
"From someone who works in medicine literally wash your butt."
"Often."- ChameleonMami
Wash First, Spray Later
"Deodorant is not meant to go on top of bad smells!"
"The bad smells come from bacteria."
"Shower first, then put deodorant on. It works by making your skin uninhabitable for bacteria."
"The nice scent is the cherry on top, the main benefit is preventing the bad smell from growing."- very-polite-frog
Wash Thoroughly!
"I used to live in a very hot, humid place.""I found that the only thing that kept my groin area from smelling funky was to wash daily and the make sure everything got really well dried out afterwards."
"Towels didn't quite cut it."
"So, yes, I blow dry my lady garden."
"Not inside my vulva, but outside and around."
"Keeping my pubes trimmed short and changing into clean underwear often also helped."
"This also applies if you have fat rolls or loose skin folds."
"Yes, I have both."
"Wash well in between skin folds, such as under breasts and between belly rolls."
"I like Dr Bronner's soap, but any soap will do."
"Dry thoroughly afterwards."
"This will prevent smells, and will also prevent itching and rashes."
"Also, Lume deodorant works really well for these areas."
"Also, one more thing: deodorant is water resistant."
"It won't wash off by just splashing water on it."
"You need to give it a good scrub with soap to get it all the way off your skin."
"If you don't get all the old deodorant washed away, the new deodorant you apply won't work."
"It has to be fresh deodorant on clean skin."
"Even if you don't like the way your body looks, take care of it. It's where you live!"- notreallylucy
homer simpson singing GIFGiphyGive Those Lobes A Break!
"If you wear earrings, take them off and clean frequently."- Far-Pollution9548·
Who Doesn't Love A Manicure?
"Keep your nails clean."
"Tidying your nails helps you prevent spreading germs into your mouth."- SuvenPan
Where Does Acne Really Come From?
"If you have bacne, ie back acne, lean your head forward to rinse your hair products OR wash your back thoroughly with soap after rinsing your conditioner/last product."
"Most people lean their head backward to rinse, which washes their hair products all down their back."
"If you wash with soap after, no biggie, but many people wash their body first, typically while letting the conditioner sit in their hair for a few minutes and thus rinsing after."
"In which case, you step out of the shower with hair product residue all down your back and butt."
"For some people and products, it's fine."
"For others, it causes skin irritation and acne."
"It should always be your first step in trying to eliminate bacne, just in case it's the cause for you."
"Things that can cause acne, for some people. non-exclusive list:"
'Products: soap, lotion, sunscreen, etc."
"Keep an eye out for those ones that you don't deliberately put on your skin but end up there anyway, like the hair products."
See also: laundry detergent/other laundry products."
"Finding the products that work for you and identifying the ingredients that you are sensitive or reactive to is pretty central to skin care, and yes it's an individual process unfortunately."
"Using harsh exfoliation or exfoliating too often."
"Overwashing/not moisturizing and protecting your skin enough to tolerate washing."
"Hormones."
"Sweat left on the skin/keeping sweaty clothes on."
"Things that do not cause acne:"
"'Opening' your pores with hot water then failing to 'close' your pores with cold water after."
"Pores do not open and close, do not fluctuate in size with temp, and are always open as per their fundamental function."
"They can get clogged/filled though, so cleaning and exfoliating is good."
"Ingesting sugar."
"This comes with a major caveat in that a diet high in sugar does have systemic impacts that can promote acne.'
"HOWEVER it is by no means a direct line between sugar consumption and acne."
"Critically, you can be a person whose acne is arguably worsened by their sugar intake and still see very little improvement from cutting sugar because one or more of the above triggers is still present."
"You can also be a person who eats sugar but manages the resulting effects, with or without conscious effort, and thus has no acne."
"Every acne ridden kid in the world has been told they should just stop eating sweets and it rarely helps because there are a LOT of easier/more fundamental things you should attempt and address before going straight to the major diet change."
"That being said it definitely has been a lifesaver for some people, so if you're stuck after trying all the things it's not a bad idea to look at."- IAintDeceasedYet
In truth, when someone gives you advice on hygiene, it's hard not to view it as a hint.
Leading us to quickly check our breath, or stealthily our armpits.
But hurtful as it may be in the moment, it's in our best interests to heed these warnings.
Redditor jollygood3440 was curious to hear the best physical sensation people had which was not a result of drugs or sex, leading them to ask:
"What is the best non-sexual, non-drug related physical sensation you’ve ever experienced?"
The Pause That Literally Refreshes...
"A hot shower after a week of camping."- weezybreezy747
The Gift Of Laughter
"Laughing at a really good joke is one of the best feelings in the world."- Underrated_Laughter
All Warm And Cozy
"I live in upstate NY."
"In the winter, there is nothing better than crawling into bed under the heated blanket."
"I like to turn it on about 30 minutes before I go to bed."
"With this, the whole bed is hot and toasty."
"No cold feet or toes."
"It's wonderful."- Antique-Eye8029
The Simpsons Winter GIFGiphyThe Long Awaited Release...
"When your sinus has been blocked and it begins to clear."
"Sometimes there’s little pops, cracks and one time a lengthy fizzzzzz."
"Feels amazing."- CraftyFlipper
"When that nose block you've had for 3 days finally clears up."- TheOfficialJohnnyG
That's The Spot!
"When you stretch your who body and hit the sweet spot in your back."- DoubleDeckerz
Whipped Back Into Shape!
"Last night I was laying in bed and kinda wiggling my hips to re-adjust my slightly herniated spinal disc."
"Well I did something right, because I heard/felt this hollow 'plep' sound back there and felt instant relief."
"I can lift my knee almost to the height of my shoulder again."
"I almost forgot I had this much mobility."
"Mind you, I'm 40 BMI sack of lard and sh*t, but I don't live sedentary life."
"This back ache was killing me for the past year."
"And now it's gone."
"Like, holy f*cking sh*t it's finally gone."
"For now..."- Yoink_Tactics
Mobile Scratching Pad
'Finally scratching my leg after my cast was taken off."
'Had it for two months in summer- it was hell."
"I still remember almost crying tears of joy when they took it off."- ZealousidealEbb433·
marge simpson episode 10 GIFGiphyIt's nice to know we don't always need to rely on libations for a few moments of extreme pleasure.
As pleasure can come in countless packages...
Reddit user red2one asked:
"What’s an unusual body feature of yours?"
So many people have weird and wonderful things about themselves that the comments turned into a celebration of strange.
And we loved it.
Acid Tears
"Because of a blood disorder, I have extremely acidic tears."
"My face swells, burns, and I get hives or an allergic reaction."
"A couple tears are annoying."
"Serious crying will eat away at my contacts, I’ll have to use cold compresses, and take antihistamines"- b*tchybarbie82
Big Calves
"I have massive calf muscles."
"It looks like every day is leg day despite not doing weight lifting."
"My dad had the same."- MaxximumB
bart simpson GIFGiphyScent Detective
"I have a pretty ordinary sense of smell, with two glaring exceptions."
"I can tell when I’m about to get sick because all water smells very metallic all of a sudden, and without fail i start feeling sick within a day of that happening."
"I can accurately tell my wife’s cycle by smell to a crazy degree of accuracy."
"It spooks her and she didn’t believe me for the longest time until one day I said she smelled different like I have never smelt before."
"I joked she must be pregnant, and I was right."
"The absurd part is that we backtracked the dates and I made that comment about her smell within a day or two of the egg attaching to her uterus."
"It’s kind of fcked up"- pvdp90
"I can quite literally smell a storm coming for miles, and apparently this runs in my family."- Saw101405
Can You Smell The Rock GIF by WWEGiphyCulture Clash
"I was born with tumors inside the bones in my one of my feet, that grew so quickly, they permanently disfigured it."
"Also, my penis is two different colors, brown and vitaligo, yet the rest of me looks like a white guy."
"It's like my Hispanic side and white side decided to fight it out on my member"- SlaterVJ
Weird Sneezing Timing
"At some point I gotta sneeze when I‘m very hungry…."- PaceWinter4101
"I sneeze when looking at the sun."
"Isn’t as cool as everybody else’s tho."
"lol."- itslexxiiii
"Every now and then I’ll feel nauseous then sneeze, and the nausea goes away."
"I think it has something to do with the vagus nerve."- OneArchedEyebrow
Baby Eww GIF by America's Funniest Home VideosGiphyChimera
"My stomach is two different colors, split right down the middle"- sunrisedesert
Quad-pples
"My Dad had 4 nipples."
"The extra two were on his abdomen on either side of his belly button."
"As a kid I just assumed all men had 4."- Roozer23
Pectus Excavatum
"My sternum is concaved, so there's essentially a divet right between my breasts."
"I'm a guy"
"Apparently it's has an actual medical term, Pectus Excavatum, which is most definitely not a spell out of Harry Potter and way more common than I realized."
"It even has it's own subreddit, r/pectusexcavatum."
"There's an opposite condition where the chest convexes outwards, Pectus Carinatum."
"If the 2 hug, they fuse into one superbeing."
"There are surgeries to repair them but hurt like hell and have a long recovery time."
"Only recommended if it is a problem in your daily life."
"Common uses include cereal bowl, not that I have done it, cell phone holder, candy dish, cuddle spot."- Wuropp
New-vula
"I have a bifurcated uvula."
"That teardrop thing in the back of your throat?"
"Mine is shaped like a butt."- cookiesndwichmonster
Enviable Endowment
"My massive schlong."- LemonBoyJ123
Aidy Bryant Snl GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphyTrifecta!
"I have extremely long toes."
"I can smell sickness."
"My orgasms has different colors."- Nejellerstak
Limitless Pain Threshold... Almost
"I almost don't feel pain."
"I once was kicked from full power in chest and it didn't hurt same if someone punch me."
"But when I hit my elbow or knee my whole nervous system is f*cking dying."
"Important note: Kicking in nuts still hurts its weak point of all man."- czacha_cs
Rainbow Eyes
"I dunno what going on."
"I've never the time to go to any sort of doctor to check it out but my eyes just change color."
"They always look natural even if it's a rare color you wouldn't believe."
"I dunno what makes them change, it's not because of temperature, my mood, etc."
"They just simply change color randomly."- Aware_Friend_5931
No Need For Earmuffs!
"My ears get very warm in the night for some reason."- MantarraxSus
Mind The Gap
"I have a dent in my head."
"Yup."
"It’s on the right side of my head."
"Think it’s near the sensory processing part of my brain, which is interesting because I have autism."
"I’ve had it since I was born."
"My theory is that my head grew into my moms pelvis bone."
"I don’t even know man.. XD."- vernowhereonyt678
Long, Luscious Tongue
"I can touch my nose with my tongue."- gothism
Regenerative Qualities
"I lost a chunk of my pinky when I was a kid."
"Nail was completely gone."
"Doctors said it probably wouldn't grow back."
"It did and part of my skin fused with the underside of my nail so I can't cut it super short anymore."- lil_tink_tink
You're up, lovelies.
Step up to the mic and tell the world what's weird about you!
I am very picky eater. I try not to be, but I can't help it. My list long.
Oink
Wild West Lol GIF by Justin GammonGiphy"Ham it's so gross I like other meats but ham is just so disgusting."
AHHHyhu78uj
Fresh Roast
"Not a food, but coffee. The entire planet seems to start their day with a cup and I can’t get the taste for it."
boegan
"I actually LOVE the taste of coffee but I rarely drink it. I just try to wake up with a glass of water instead of the caffeine."
"I feel like the point of coffee is to wake you up, so it never made sense to me to drink decaf (even though I like the taste), so I just decide not to drink it. I do have a coffee pot and there are times where I’m feeling frisky, but I’m glad that it’s an addiction that I haven’t gotten into."
JSto19
Hell NO!
"Steak. Not red meat, just a fat steak. Gristle, fat, texture, and childhood trauma play a key role in why I dislike steak. Trust me, I've had numerous people - including my previous roommate who is a professional chef - try to get me to like it. It ain't happening. I do love a good burger though."
Killarogue
Separate
"Chocolate ice cream I love them separately though."
SuvenPan
"Yes! A lot of chocolate flavored stuff I'd say is more 'cocao' flavored if that makes sense, same with chocolate milk, chocolate pudding, etc."
motion_bum
"I'm the same. I like chocolate, but majority of chocolate flavoured things taste very different and are not enjoyable for me."
Amber-Dragon
bad sweets...
Marshmallow Peeps Candy GIF by Bronwyn MaloneyGiphy"Marshmallow peeps."
rmdelecuona
"They are overwhelmingly sweet. But I have childhood nostalgia associated with them so I still eat them."
SpaceBass18
Those Peeps are the work of Satan. I said what I said.
I'm ill...
Season 11 Reaction GIF by Curb Your EnthusiasmGiphy"Mayo and ranch, but mostly mayo. The sight of a glob of thick ranch or mayo makes my stomach uneasy."
Helicoppter
Clearly the best...
"Sweet potato pie. I can’t stand sweet potatoes but to put it in a pie… that’s just too much."
WonderlissBliss
"Dog it tastes nothing like actual sweet potatoes. Sweet potato pie is like candy trust me. My mom used to make it for me when I was little."
"But she called it 'butterscotch pie' to trick me into eating it as she knew I'd want nothing to do with it if I found out it contained sweet potatoes. Clearly the best pie. I assume you haven't ever tried it. Big mistake. It's like if someone took a pumpkin pie and was like, 'what if I increase all of its stats by ten points'. Perfect pie."
fly_it_sigh_it
fresh off the boat...
"About the only seafood I'll eat is breaded fish sticks. Which has about as much in common with seafood as Taco Bell does with Mexican food. None at all. The smell, texture and taste of the rest of the seafood world is just nauseating to me. Which some people can't seem to grasp as I live less than a 10 minute drive to the fishing docks and get whatever I want fresh off the boat."
bbpr120
In your mouth...
"Caviar tried it once like pouring salt shaker in your mouth. Venison gamey Beef."
MissGoodbean
"Then you haven't had good caviar. I had it in Moscow and it was super. I don't like sushi or a lot of seafood."
highstreethellcat
Gross Greens
excited shake GIFGiphy"Celery. What the f**k, people. Not good."
velthrar
"Crunchy water!"
Cat385CL
I actually love celery. But I'm weird.