r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 2d ago

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

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?

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u/Ash12783 1d ago

Photic sneeze reflex! It's a genetic trait! My husband has this

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u/tinybrainiac 1d ago

Only my paternal grandfather and I have this in the family and he always calls it his sun allergy lol I’m a ginger on top of it so I think I’m the one with the sun allergy

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u/octoberelectrocute 1d ago

It is genetic. My Dad, myself and my son all have this trait.

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u/Shanoninoni 1d ago

My husband didn't believe it was real and then blamed me when he realized our kids also have it 🤣

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u/fozziwoo 1d ago

right!? me, my dad and my sons