From the moment he was born, Edmund Emil Kemper III was marked as different. Born in Burbank, California, he came out a massive 13 pounds — an early indicator of his extreme height later in life.

Kemper was born on December 19th, 1948 to Edmund Emil Kemper Jr. and Clarnell Elizabeth Kemper. He had an older sister, Susan — and a younger one, Allyn, who he would grow to have a difficult relationship with.

Kemper’s childhood was not an easy one. His father, a WWII veteran, was initially a tester of nuclear material. But, when the family moved to California, he changed paths and worked as an electrician. Clarnell Kemper was unhappy with this change.

She constantly complained about Edmund Jr.’s “menial” job. This put even more stress on an already strained marriage, leading to awful shouting matches. Kemper’s father claimed to have said that his wife affected him and what “more than three hundred and ninety-six days and nights of fighting on the front did.”

When Kemper was just nine years old, his parents’ awful relationship finally imploded and they divorced. Being incredibly close to his father, the boy was devastated to be left with his terrible mother. In interviews, he shared how cruel she was to him.

Apparently, she used to lock him in the basement at night because she feared he would harm his sisters. She also withheld any kind of familial affection toward him, claiming that it would somehow turn him gay.

Many people claim that a fascination with hurting animals as a kid is one of the first signs of a disturbed individual who has the potential to turn into a serial offender. This certainly holds true when it comes to Kemper.

He demonstrated this from quite a young age. Famously, shortly after his parents separated when he was just 10 years old, Kemper buried the family cat while the poor animal was still alive. Once the cat had fully passed, he displayed it to the family like a trophy.

His cruelty toward four-legged companions once again showed itself when he was 13. He decided to butcher another family cat. He then kept the animal’s remains in his closet until his mother found them.

He later explained his strange reasoning behind taking out his rage at the cat — he simply said that it seemed as though the cat liked Allyn, his younger sister, better than it liked Kemper himself.

Another sign of Kemper’s growing darkness was his fascination with certain games that he played in his childhood, even roping in his poor sister to play along with him. He enjoyed popping the limbs and heads off his sister’s dolls.

Even worse, his favorite games were named by him “gas chamber” and “electric chair.” In them, he would have his sister flick the light switch and then act as if he had been electrocuted while tied to a chair (another thing he made his sister do).

Obviously, Kemper had a strange relationship with his younger sister. But, it was much worse with his older sister. It seems like Susan either had her brother’s sick tendencies, or she saw what he would become long before he did.

She actually tried, clearly unsuccessfully, to get rid of Kemper twice. The first time, she pushed the boy in front of a train. The second time, she apparently pushed him into a pool in the hopes that he would drown.

Clearly, living with his mother and sisters was quite a terrible experience for young Kemper. In fact, it was so bad that when he was 14, he ran away from home in Montana to his father’s house in California.

Unfortunately, what he found there wasn’t any more embracing or comforting. When Kemper reached his father’s home, he found out that Kemper Jr. had remarried and had a stepson. Shortly after his arrival, he was sent to his grandparents’ house.

His experience under his grandparent’s care wasn’t any better. He claimed later that his grandfather was demented and his grandmother “constantly emasculated” both of them. So, after a particularly nasty fight with his grandma, Kemper took action for the very first time.

Though just 15, Kemper was already over 6’4’’ and terrifying. He quickly armed himself and fatally shot his grandmother in a fit of rage. When his grandfather returned from the store later in the day, Kemper killed him too.

Once both his grandparents were gone, Kemper called his mother, telling her what he had done. Despite the shock, Clarnell quickly told him to call authorities and take responsibility by admitting his guilt.

That is exactly what he did. Horrified by the scene they came into, the officers were anxious to interview the young man. When they later interrogated him and asked why he had done it, he famously explained, “I just wanted to see what it felt like to kill grandma.”

He explained that he took his grandfather’s life because he didn’t want his grandpa to find out what Kemper had done and be angry with him. Clearly disturbed by both his calm confession and his horrific actions, the authorities sent him to be professionally evaluated.

The court psychiatrists agreed, at the time, that he had paranoid schizophrenia. The judge then ruled that Kemper be sent to a maximum-security facility — Atascadero State Hospital. What his doctors didn’t take into account was the young man’s incredibly high intelligence.

Soon after Kemper arrived to the facility, he was reevaluated by the mental health professionals there. The Atascadero psychiatrists and social workers claimed that his initial diagnosis was wrong, as Kemper didn’t show most schizophrenic traits — he had no delusions or hallucinations.

During the evaluation, they gave him an IQ test, which showed for the first time in his life how truly intelligent he is. His initial exam showed he has an IQ of 136, but another test done later during his time at the hospital actually revealed his number to be 145.

Kemper didn’t just seem to get better during his time at Atascadero State Hospital — he thrived. Very quickly, he became a “model prisoner” (a descriptor that was used to describe him again later in life) and he gained his doctors’ trust.

In fact, they trusted him so much that they instructed him on how to administer psychological tests and evaluate other inmates at the facility. Thanks to this, he also learned from the disturbed patients in the hospital how best to commit his later crimes.

Although some of his doctors were against this decision, Kemper did such a good job of mimicking normative behavior that on his 21st birthday (1969), he was released from Atascadero. Three years later, he had them all convinced.

In 1972, his juvenile records were sealed because, according to the final report his probation psychiatrists, “If I were to see this patient without having any history available […] I would think that we’re dealing with a very well-adjusted young man who had initiative, intelligence, and who was free of any psychiatric illnesses.”

Despite his doctors being vehemently against it, when Kemper was released, he returned to live with his mother. By then, she had moved to California after having remarried and divorced again. It seems like the horrible relationship with her from his childhood returned with a vengeance.

As Kemper settled back into life outside the hospital, his mother worked as an administrative assistant for the University of California, Santa Cruz. Now 6’9’’ and nicknamed “Big Ed,” Kemper attended community college and tried to become a police officer (he was rejected due to his size).

Despite not making it into the academy, Kemper maintained close friendships with several police officers in Santa Cruz. In an attempt to put distance between himself and his mother, which didn’t work due to her frequent visits, he saved up to move out of her house by doing a series of menial jobs.

He finally managed to save enough after finding a steady job with the State of California Division of Highways. However, because of financial difficulties, even after moving out on his own, he often had to return to living with Clarnell.

While working for the Highway Division, Kemper was hit by a car and broke his arm. He received a large settlement after filing a civil suit against the driver, which allowed him to buy his own car for the first time.

While frequently driving, he began to notice that many young women hitchhiked. This, apparently, began to reawaken his dark urges. He also started storing potential tools in his car — like plastic bags, knives, and blankets.

In May of 1972, he finally snapped. In a period of 11 months (until April 1973), he took the life of eight women. Among them were five college students and one high school student — hence the moniker, the Co-ed Killer.

His final two targets were his own mother and her best friend. He quickly fled after offing them, believing that the police were chasing after him. Disappointed that they weren’t, he called them and turned himself into the authorities.

Mary Ann Pesce and Anita Luchessa were the first victims of Kemper’s famed spree. The two were 18-year-old students from Fresno State University who happened to be hitchhiking when Kemper finally succumbed to his homicidal urges.

After heading into a secluded wooded area by the highway, Kemper restrained the two frightened girls. He then took both their lives and hid their bodies in the trunk of his car. After taking photographic souvenirs of them, he disposed of the bodies on Loma Prieta Mountain. Their full remains were never found.

Aiko Koo, his next victim, was only 15 when he abducted and brutally ended her life on September 14th, 1972. He offered her a ride after she had missed her bus to a scheduled dance class.

Kemper had apparently stopped for a few drinks at a local joint while she was kept away in his trunk. Once he had gotten her corpse back to his house, like with his previous victims, he assaulted her post-mortem.

By January, when Kemper found his next victim, he had returned to living with his mother, which meant he no longer had the privacy of his own home to commit his atrocities. Therefore, after fatally hurting Cindy Schall in a secluded wood like the previous young women, he hid her remains in his closet for several days.

While the majority of her remains were disposed of in the mountains, Kemper buried her head in his mother’s yard. He claimed that he did so because his mother always “wanted people to look up to her.”

Confounding authorities and terrifying citizens, Edmund Kemper wasn’t the only serial killer active in the Santa Cruz area during this time. Also targeting people in the area between 1972 and 1973 was Herbert Mullin. Their combined victim count came out to 21 people.

Mullin, however, didn’t go after specific victims like Kemper, as he wasn’t motivated by unconventional urges. Rather, he was consumed by a belief that by taking away people’s lives, he was preventing a massive earthquake from happening.

After noticing that many female university students were being targeted while hitchhiking, authorities advised students to only hitchhike with vehicles that had a university sticker. Thanks to his mother’s job, Kemper managed to steal one and used it to lure his next victims.

Rosalind Thorpe was the first to be shot, with Allison Liu right after. He then wrapped them in blankets and placed them in his vehicle. This time, he left their bodies in the car and only brought their heads into his mother’s house.

“The head trip fantasies were a bit like a trophy,” Kemper explained when interviewed about why he decapitated his victims. “You know, the head is where everything is at, the brain, eyes, mouth. That’s the person.”

“I remember being told as a kid, you cut off the head and the body dies. The body is nothing after the head is cut off… well, that’s not quite true, there’s a lot left in the girl’s body without the head.”

Edmund Kemper’s most personal victim was his mother. It seems like she was also meant to be his last. Kemper brutally took her life with a claw hammer while she slept on the night of April 20th, 1973.

He then separated her head and reportedly used it as a dart target (among other, more horrible acts). Instead of burying her remains, he stuffed them in the closet and went to get a drink at a local establishment.

When he returned home, Kemper apparently decided he should actively attempt to cover his tracks. He invited his mother’s best friend, Sally Hallett, over and once she arrived, he killed her too.

He supposedly did this to create a cover story as if the two friends had gone somewhere together. He then cleaned the mess and made sure the house looked undisturbed. Finally, he left a note to be found by the police eventually.

The note read: “Appx. 5:15 A.M. Saturday. No need for her to suffer any more at the hands of this horrible ‘murderous Butcher.’ It was quick — asleep — the way I wanted it. Not sloppy and incomplete, gents. Just a ‘lack of time.’ I got things to do!!!”

He then went on the run. Fearing the police were on his trail, he resorted to driving non-stop and using caffeine pills to make it to Pueblo, Colorado (about 1,000 miles). However, finding out that no one was looking for him, he called the authorities himself.

Reportedly, turning himself took some actual effort from Kemper. Apparently, when he phoned the police, no one there actually believed he committed any of his crimes. It was only after he got an officer he personally knew that they began investigating his claims.

In his trial, he was indicted on eight counts of first-degree murder. However, because Kemper was so detailed in his confession, public defender Jim Jackson had no choice but to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

Unfortunately for Jackson, Kemper was found by three separate court-appointed psychiatrists to be legally sane, saying that he was “fully cognizant in each case” and that Kemper “enjoyed the prospect of the infamy associated with being labeled a murderer.”

This meant that despite the defense’s attempt to persuade the jury that Kemper was insane, they found him guilty. Even Kemper’s testimony, in which he took his victims because he wanted them “for myself, like possessions,” wasn’t enough to cloud the jury’s judgment.

On November 8th, 1973, Kemper was found sane and guilty on all counts. In a baffling request, instead of being incarcerated, he asked the courts to end his life in the most painful way possible.

However, due to a moratorium on capital punishment placed by the Supreme Court at the time, he was sentenced to seven years to life for each of his eight counts, to be served concurrently in the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.

It seems that incarceration is where Kemper thrives. From the very start of his sentence, he has been an exemplary prisoner, with basically no issues. It’s also where his intellect seems to shine. He’s apparently a talented craftsman of ceramic cups.

He has spent over 5,000 hours recording audiobooks for the blind, alongside running and managing this program prison-wide until he suffered a stroke in 2015. He also used to schedule the psychiatrist appointments of other inmates.

While his prison block held other infamous prisoners (like Charles Manson), one in particular held Kemper’s attention and disdain. As stated before, Herbert Mullin was active at the same time and location as Kemper. Reportedly, Kemper thought that Mullin just did what he did “for no good reason.”

Kemper then preceded to manipulate Mullin by applying “behavior modification treatment.” Whenever Mullin would bother the inmates by singing, Kemper would throw water at him. When Mullin behaved well, he got peanuts. Apparently, soon, Mullin began asking Kemper for permission to sing.

Beyond his gruesome crimes, one of the main reasons that Edmund Kemper captured the public’s attention is because he’s one of the most interviewed serial killers in history. Many attribute these interviews to helping law enforcement better understand the criminal mind.

John Douglas, a profiler, described him as “among the brightest” inmates ever interviewed. He also said that Kemper held “rare insight for a violent criminal” and that he was “friendly, open, sensitive” with a “good sense of humor.” Kemper has said that he participates in these interviews to “save” others like him from giving in to these urges.

Since 1979, Kemper has been up for parole quite a few times since his sentencing. However, he was denied every time — in 1997 and in 2002, he waived his right to a hearing. According to him, “Society is not ready in any shape or form for me.”

“I can’t fault them for that,” he added. Prosecutor Ariadne Symons has explained that “we don’t care how much of a model prisoner he is because of the enormity of his crimes.” We can’t help but agree.

Edmund Kemper — due to his horrific crimes, his fierce intellect, and his continued willingness to open up about his life — has captured the public’s attention. That includes his influence over pop culture in the last 50 years.

He has been the inspiration to several infamous characters, such as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Actors have also depicted him in shows like Criminal Minds and Mindhunter.

Over the course of your life, you’re bound to pick up some habits that you don’t share with everyone. Upon living as closely with someone as a spouse, some people realized that some of the things they considered everyday practices were odd habits from their partner’s perspective. These people all shared some of the habits that surprised their spouses.

We all had favorite snacks when we were kids. Some snacks are concoctions you find so tasty, you carry them into adulthood as well.

When this person shared mac n’ cheese with their boyfriend for the first time, the way they topped their plate left their boyfriend shocked. After all, not many people pair apple sauce with instant mac n’ cheese. But, hey — if it tastes good to you, enjoy.

Plenty of people have nicknames for body parts. For instance, it’s pretty common for kids to refer to their stomachs as their “tummy.”

In another instance of related words, this person’s mother used to refer to their teeth as “fangs.” So, they didn’t think much of it when they said this. As for their partner who hadn’t grown up hearing the phrase, they were a bit startled by the wording.

There are plenty of things that go by more than one name. We just looked at one example when talking about the teeth!

This person’s story was a bit more involved with the kitchen, though. What do you call the first and last piece of a loaf of bread? For many, the answer is the “heel” of the bread. This family had a different approach and this person eventually realized it wasn’t a common nickname outside of their family.

Speaking of more than one name in the kitchen, it’s probably best to clarify these questions before dinner starts. Otherwise, the serving will surprise some!

When this person said they wanted to make pigs in a blanket for a cocktail party, their spouse couldn’t quite see their reasoning. If they were referring to stuffed cabbage, we could see why their husband thought they’d made a mistake in planning the snacks for the guests.

Plenty of siblings share many arguments throughout their childhood. It’s a by-product of spending so much time together, after all. These siblings seem like they got the hang of sharing better than some.

That, or they just found watching someone else play a video game just as enjoyable as grabbing the controller themselves. Either way, it seems like gaming was rather peaceful in this household, at least among these siblings.

People play board games with kids differently. In this person’s case, their family was more prone to letting the kids when rather than playing harshly.

As for their partner’s family, they fostered a competitive spirit from a young age. So, they weren’t quite ready with their A-game when they were invited to their first family game night. It seems like no one was about to give anyone a break!

We all have different family recipes that we pass down. After all, parents often are the first people to teach their kids to cook. This family recipe was a little odd compared to the way most people prepare spaghetti.

You can add protein, of course, but most people opt for meatballs or some sort of ground meat or substitute. It’s not as common to reach for the tuna to finish off your spaghetti.

We all have a meal we fall back on when we’re having a hard day and need a little comfort. These dishes can vary depending on what you grew up with. This person’s meal is simple but still a bit unique.

All you need is a bit of rice, a boiled egg, and some sauce. It makes a pretty low-effort meal but the flavor might not be for everyone. That’s what this person learned when they suggested their favorite snack to their partner.

There are some traditions that you really don’t question as a kid but when you look back on them as an adult, you have to wonder where the tradition came from.

The memory that this person was wondering about when they tweeted this was one many people can relate to. However, when you think about it, it’s a wonder how something like “birthday spankings” caught on. Naturally, this person’s spouse was perplexed.

One thing that spouses or partners may find surprisingly conflicting when they move in together is how they both organize the home.

Some small things you don’t think about might vary from person to person or family to family. To this person, it was the norm to toss the bread in the fridge when you were ready to store it. On the contrary, their girlfriend saw it as one of their stranger habits.

If you stay up late, you’ll probably feel yourself getting peckish after dinner. In fact, sometimes you’re so hungry that a snack isn’t quite enough.

This family had a simple answer to that question. If you’re hungry for another meal at the end of the night, just make another one. According to this family, at least, this “night lunch” is essential. We have to say, it sounds like a pretty good idea to us!

Of course, if you’re still hungry after dinner, dessert is another option if you have a bit of a sweet tooth. There are plenty of dessert options, too.

Running to your garden for a fresh tomato to throw on a sandwich probably wouldn’t stand out too much. However, most people choose to top off their tomato sandwich with a condiment like mayo or by adding some salt. Sugar is a much sweeter choice.

There are sometimes that you see someone grab some bread and it makes sense to eat it with butter. Toast comes to mind as the first and most immediate example.

This person was shocked to see their spouse adding butter to bread anytime they ate it. Whether it was for a sandwich or toast, the butter was always there. We have to wonder if they liked the butter-free sandwiches more or if they prefer their original recipe.

There are some things that are really ingrained in you from a young age. For instance, many learn that saying “bless you” when someone sneezes is the right thing to do.

If a stranger sneezes when you’re out in public, though, it’s not always appropriate to intrude on their conversation to offer a “bless you.” This person kept it quiet but their husband still picked up on the habit and didn’t find it very welcoming.

There’s a lot that goes into good cooking. The right spices can go a long way and save a lot of dishes. Without any spices at all, you’re not going to have a lot of flavor in your meals.

Tacos, specifically, need the right seasoning to make the protein get the taste you’re expecting. This person’s wife was probably opened to a whole new world of flavor during this dinner.

When you’re feeling hungry, sometimes a juicy piece of fruit is just what you’re craving. If you’re this person, it’s a snack that leaves nothing behind either. For the most part, people skip out on eating the apple cores.

The strawberry leaves may surprise some but the apple seeds and cores really steal the show here. We’re glad to hear that they don’t eat the stem but it seems like the core of the apple must not be quite as enjoyable.

A drive-in is a great family outing if you have a family of movie lovers. Plus, a drive-in makes it much easier to bring your own snacks as compared to a traditional movie theater.

So, what’s the perfect movie snack to bring? For this family, the answer was plenty of spaghetti. To be fair, it doesn’t sound bad to come to the movies with dinner as well as snacks, although spaghetti, in particular, seems a bit messy.

When you jump out of the shower, you probably have a routine just as much as you have one when you get up in the morning or get ready for bed. You might not even think about it either.

After all, how much thought do you really put into drying your hair after you get out of the shower? This person wasn’t thinking about how they dried their hair until someone pointed out that it was a bit strange to them.

There are some things you hear over the years, especially if you have a parent in the medical field. Blue lips, for example? Usually not good.

Well, that is unless you have blue lips because you were enjoying blue candy. Still, it’s an opening for a joke if you’re okay with a dark sense of humor. It’s the type of joke that really gave this person’s partner’s family pause the first time they heard it.

Table habits are one of those things that vary a lot. From place to place and even family to family, different practices, preferences, and habits are noticeable.

What about cutlery? This family opted for knives, forks, and spoons for their meals and they did mean every single meal. While it’s a great way to keep your hands clean while you eat if that’s your preference, it might confuse some like this person’s spouse.

There are some habits that parents pick up after they have kids. In response, sometimes the kids pick up these habits too.

It wasn’t until this person was much older that they realized how jarring this habit must sound to some. Unlike many of the stories we’ve seen here so far, this one didn’t end in a change of habits. While their spouse was surprised, they couldn’t argue that the trick didn’t work!

Like we said before, family recipe books are a great place to learn some of the cooking habit differences between your family and your spouse.

This person was shocked when they watched their girlfriend make chili for the first time. Now, chili is a recipe that can vary a bit depending on where you are and your preferences but ham isn’t usually heavily featured in a chili. We wonder how it turned out.

Dogs come in all forms and breeds and some are definitely sharper and quicker to pick up on training than others. It’s hard to tell until you meet them.

Even then, it’s their behavior that usually tells whether or not they’ll be considered “smart” or not. This person grew up learning that if a dog had a bump on its head, it meant they were smart. But, as they asked about it, they realized it wasn’t as familiar a tale to everyone.

There are some chores you dread when you’re a kid. After all, chores are usually part of your responsibilities growing up and they aren’t always the most fun. This person clearly doesn’t remember their childhood chore fondly.

In fact, they don’t quite remember the salsa “substitute” their family used either. We can’t really blame them — adding ketchup to your tacos doesn’t quite have the same flavor as salsa. They were surprised to learn these weren’t universal experiences.

There are some games that a lot of people are familiar with from their childhood. For many, a duck-duck-goose was a go-to game. However, you may not know it by that name apparently.

The game actually has a few different names, depending on the locale that you’re from. For this family, the game was known as Duck, Duck, Gray Duck. We have to say, you’d have to pay close attention if you were playing a version with a different name!

We all have our own preferences when it comes to food. This might be influenced by what foods you were introduced to when you were younger.

This person was clearly used to pancakes coming with maple syrup — especially living somewhere like Canada where maple syrup is so popular. Yet, as their spouse was quick to prove to them, there are other options for your pancakes, even if this person thought it was pretty weird.

The volume on the TV is something some people are pretty particular about. Like many, this person prefers to leave the volume on an even number. On the other hand, their girlfriend thought it was weird.

That’s okay, though, because this person found some of their girlfriend’s habits weird too. Although, while it might seem weird, there’s something impressive about an ability to drink hot sauce as a genuine preference. Even spicy-food-lovers might hesitate before trying this method.

When you watch shows as a kid, you probably don’t think about them too critically. As a matter of fact, you might miss some of the things to criticize until you get older.

Rewatching their favorite childhood movies as an adult, this person realized that those movies had a startling trend in retrospect. In case they’d missed it on their own, it was a trend their husband — who is German — noticed pretty quickly.

As a kid, there are few things more powerful and fun than using your imagination to come up with entertainment. Sometimes, it sticks! This person seems like they came up with a fun one.

With only a hand mirror, they could pretend they were walking on the one part of the house they couldn’t! It seems like their spouse didn’t come up with the same idea, though. At least this one seems fun and weird.

We already looked at one couple who surprised each other at the breakfast table when the pancakes were brought out. It seems like this person was ready for the usual toppings like syrup.

So, they were more than a little surprised to see their spouse looking for the peanut butter. This one isn’t too weird, though, and it seems like a good way to add a bit of protein to your pancakes.

Not every number is referred to by name. For instance, you might refer to $1,000 as a grand rather than saying the full term. Or, more apt to this scenario, a dozen refers to 12 of something.

So, by this person’s logic, describing six of something as “half a dozen” made sense. While still correct, their friend saying “two threes” rather than “half a dozen” definitely introduced them to a new phrase.

There are some animals that shouldn’t really be kept as pets. We can’t imagine that catching a mountain lion and keeping it in the backyard counts as an ethical pet.

As if the idea that the neighbor has a mountain lion wasn’t scary enough, it was allowed to roam free enough to bother the neighborhood kids too. This person was floored when their spouse shared this story and how normally everyone treated it at the time.

Some flavor combinations are classic and they’re hard to pass up on. There are some dishes where sweet and savory flavors come together brilliantly. On the other hand, some sweet and savory flavors really clash.

For this person, while we can understand the jam and pancakes, we can see why the first combination caught them off guard. Honey and scrambled eggs are a combination not everyone would come up with or want to give a try.

A lot of things have technical names that not everyone uses. Especially among families, nicknames for everyday concepts and objects are quite common.

We can see how this family got to this name. After all, if you lock a car and set the alarm, it makes a chirping sound. So, it makes sense to say “chirp the car.” Still, that doesn’t mean everyone will know what you’re referring to the first time you say it.

Tacos are one of those dishes that come with room for customization. From the protein you choose to the toppings you add, you can create the perfect taco for you. That said, not everyone’s perfect taco is the same concept as the next person’s.

This person definitely wouldn’t trade tacos with their ex. That is, as long as no one wanted something as sweet as pure sugar on their tacos. We wonder what prompted this person to try it for the first time.

For most sandwiches, you probably grab a couple pieces of bread and the fillings you plan on adding.

If you’re just looking for a snack, you can make a smaller sandwich by using one piece of bread just folded on itself down the middle. Most people just still call this a sandwich but we can see why this person’s family would refer to it by a more specific name. It’s just definitely not a name the people around them recognized.

There are some instances in nature when mothers feed their babies rather directly. Most people think of birds right off the bat.

Apparently, it’s not a practice all humans shy away from either. As for this person, they were shocked to see how surprised everyone was by this statement. If you grew up with it, we can see why it might seem standard but it’s not a super common practice.

There’s some family you call by their titles. For example, you probably call your parent some variant of “Mom” or “Dad” or use a moniker like “aunt” in front of your aunt’s name.

This family decided to drop the formalities on aunt and uncles, which would be easy enough to adjust to. However, this person was surprised to see the respective titles added to family members who don’t usually use them, like cousins.

Kids come up with interesting names for things. If a child called peas “round beans,” you can see why they’d come to that conclusion.

Without anyone telling them that the nickname was… well, a nickname, they missed the memo on peas. In fact, they weren’t even sure that “peas” was the real name before someone pointed it out to them. We guess they must not buy peas that often.

Siblings tend to make up their own games, habits, and traditions over the years. It’s part of filling the time as you grow up together and form bonds.

You might even have odd practices with your siblings that you might not think about but surprise other people. This person said their friend was shocked to learn one of the strange traditions their girlfriend and her siblings came up with. We wonder if he ended up with marshmallows on his face, too.

When you put a shirt on, how do you start? Do you put your head in and then your arms? Do you just throw it on all at once?

The person who shared this story didn’t think too much about how they put their shirt on until someone pointed out to them what they were doing. Instead of putting their hands through the sleeves first, they went with their elbows. Doesn’t this stretch their shirts out?

There are some things that most people find annoying. Trying to butter toast with butter that won’t spread is a morning frustration that annoys many.

Interestingly, this person disagreed in a big way. The butter melting into the bread is exactly what they wanted to avoid. How do they avoid it? Just freeze the bread! We’re glad this person is following their preferences but it seems so inefficient.

When you live in certain areas, you might pick up on relevant knowledge. For instance, if you live around a lot of animals, you might know which ones to avoid at all costs.

Growing up on military bases, this person could hear different types of aircraft with a bit more of a refined ear than most people. For the most part, while people recognize the sound of a plane or helicopter but they probably can’t tell you what type of aircraft it is beyond that.

There are some cases in which you have to change the volume on the TV. For others, it’s left up to preference.

With the volume of shows changing so frequently, we can’t blame this person for keeping the remote close while they watched their show. Their girlfriend, on the other hand, didn’t seem to seek this same consistency and thought it was a lot of extra trouble for her partner to go through.

There are some treats that you grow up enjoying but when you offer them to someone who hasn’t grown up trying them, they aren’t sure how to eat them. This can really put a damper on how much they enjoy the sweets they were offered.

Not to mention, these friends were probably floored to offer their friend gum and notice them snacking on it. At least the thing about it staying around for seven years is just a myth.