Life is full of experiences. Some are good, some are bad, and others turn into stories we love telling people. But then there are those strange moments that are so hard to explain; we often keep them to ourselves. After all, who would believe something that sounds completely made up?
Today, we came across an interesting online thread asking people, “What’s the weirdest thing you’ve experienced that you rarely tell people because you know how it sounds?” The answers were quite something. We've picked out some of the most unusual ones for you. Keep scrolling to read these strange experiences and see if you've ever had any.
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#21
When I was looking for a house, I took my parents with me and was disappointed with the difference between the pics and the reality. We walked outside, mum pointed at the house opposite and said "Shame that's not on the market"...
A week later it was, and less than 2 weeks later it was mine.
A week later it was, and less than 2 weeks later it was mine.
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For instance, someone who grew up in a home where arguments were common might feel nervous whenever someone raises their voice. Even an unexpected noise could remind them of something they experienced as a child.
The authors encourage readers to understand what someone has been through before judging how they behave.
#22
I’ve clinically lost my life and been resuscitated.
I’ve had 3 near-passing experiences following that.
I work in emergency medicine and can predict when “something bad” is about to happen in my department/with a patient/incoming ambulance.
It’s not a super power I wanted tbh.
I’ve had 3 near-passing experiences following that.
I work in emergency medicine and can predict when “something bad” is about to happen in my department/with a patient/incoming ambulance.
It’s not a super power I wanted tbh.
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#23
My grandma passed away before I was born. She had seen ultrasound pics of me but never got to meet me. When I was a kid I often chatted with her at night. She was there, keeping an eye on us. And I am sure she is still with me.
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#24
Days after my grandpa passed, he came to me in a dream. We were in his kitchen & I told him I didn’t want him to go. He told me he had to & that he loved me, then he gave me a hug. When I woke up, I still felt his arms around me.
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Of course, our childhood isn't the only period that shapes us. As adults, we continue collecting experiences through friendships, relationships, jobs, travel, and everyday encounters. Some teach us useful lessons. Others give us memories we'll treasure for years.
#25
When I was around 12 or 13, I wrote in a green notebook an exact description of my future husband whom I later met in high school and we've inseparable since.
18 years together.
18 years together.
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#26
My husband used to visit me in dreams for a few years after he passed. It’s been about 4 years since he stopped. I wish he still did.
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#27
Stopped in traffic for over an hour at a wreck. Several ambulances and firetrucks present. As we drove past I could sense/feel/see in my minds eye a young woman standing on the side of the road. As the emergency vehicles began leaving she was saying "why are they leaving? Why are they leaving me here??" Then as we drove past that spot it was like she latched onto me and I burst into tears and sobs.
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#28
My roommate’s boyfriend lost his life in a car crash my freshman year of college. A couple days after his passing, my roommate, me and another friend were all feeling his presence really strongly. We decided to use an Ouija board to try to talk to him. When we got it out and touched it the piece started flying around the board, giving us instructions to call people who might not know he was gone. He gave us names and phone numbers of multiple people. My roommate called them all, and they were all correct.
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And then there are experiences that leave us completely puzzled. Just like the ones in today's post. Some were frightening, while others were simply bizarre. Which stories surprised you the most, Pandas? Have you ever experienced something so strange that you were afraid to tell anyone? Share your stories below!
#29
The other day i said out loud “ i need help, i just need a few hundred dollars idk house im gonna get it but i need it to fall into my lap somehow, ancestors help me!” And when i went through old mail that day i found an old thank you card with 400$ cash.
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#30
When my grandmother passed away I was a hugging a stuffed animal and crying, and felt a cold but comforting hand on my face, and heard her tell me to get up. Then a week later I heard her tell me to drive by my ex fiancé’s house and found him cheating on me.
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#31
My "gut instinct" is right more than 90% of the time. I'm talking about whether you'll get the job, if a bad storm is coming, if the health scare is worth the fright.
Husband has learned to ask what my gut is telling me in these instances.
Husband has learned to ask what my gut is telling me in these instances.
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#32
My Apple Watch passcode was “0428” since 2018. I’m now pregnant with the love of my life and our baby girl is due April 28th.
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#33
When I was barely pregnant with my first I was getting ready when I had this overwhelming feeling of sadness and heard this voice(?) that said “you don’t get to keep this”. That pregnancy ended up having a terminal diagnosis. I think back on that often.
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#34
My dad came to say goodbye in my dreams about a year after he passed. I felt ok after that.
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#35
I was waking up one morning when I felt myself almost physically pulled back into the darkness. It wasn’t something I was able to control, but only took a second, and was at that perfect moment between sleep and awake for it to happen. I didn’t dream. But when I did wake up a few minutes later, I had information about the future (something that would only be relevant to me/my life), which turned out to be 100% accurate. It happened ten years ago but I think about it all the time. How? Why?
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#36
On the 1st of November, I went to my grandparents’ house to get something, and when I was by the front door, I heard the home land phone ring. Later, I was leaned over the bed, going through some of my own things and the scent of my grandfather’s perfume hit me. Needless to say, my grandmother passed away in 2013, my grandfather in 2018, there hasn’t been a home land phone for years and the house is empty.
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#37
I stop watches. If I wear a watch, it stops working ( old school ones, not smart watches,) if someone else puts it on, it starts working again.
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#38
I can feel my late cat go to sleep with me. He always knew when it was bed time, even when I switched to night shift. I feel him walk next to me on the edge of the bed and can sometimes feel when he lays down. It’s not for long but I love it so much.
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#39
Every now and then I catch the familiar scent combination of Shalimar and cigarette smoke in my bedroom closet. Could be perimenopause. Could be my Grandma.
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#40
My sister and I were meeting friends in the woods and on the way there both our phones we were using as flashlights shut off and then we heard running all around us like a herd of deer were running but there was nothing there. We held each other for a good 5 minutes before it stopped and our phones turned back on and we had to have our friends come get us cuz we were NOT taking another step alone.
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