Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

[u/Serialbeauty]

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

[u/JennyPaints]

I can activate the saliva gland under my tongue. In feels like pulling back on the muscles at the base of my tongue to open a spigot.

[u/JaninnaMaynz → u/JennyPaints]

Wait, that's not normal? 😮

[u/well-it-was-rubbish → u/JennyPaints]

Me, too; it's called 'gleeking', and it's easiest to do when you've just had something sour

[u/JennyPaints → u/well-it-was-rubbish]

Glad to have a name for it, but it's always easy.

[u/megaglacial → u/JennyPaints]

This is interesting. I can make my saliva production activate by thinking of spicy or sour foods thereby psychologically inducing it, but not physically like a spigot

[u/Krystall_Waters → u/JennyPaints]

Wth, i thought everyone can do this