6 – Nose Twitching,
- Although this is on the more common side, not everyone has the ability to twitch or wiggle their nose like the iconic character Samantha did every time she appeared on screen in Bewitched.
- Some people have trouble flaring their nostrils for the same reason. However, as with several items on this list, it’s something that can be learned. Worth doing, too, as it’s a pretty endearing little trick. I mean, it looks cute when rabbits do it.
- Speaking of Bewitched, here’s some fun trivia: Elizabeth Montgomery, the actress who played Samantha, got so sick of fans asking her to twitch her nose that she refused to do it once the series had ended. I think she still has nightmares about being chased by giant twitching noses.
5 – Auto-Fellatio,
- Auto-Fellatio is the shameful act of a man performing oral sex on himself. It’s something many men have contemplated since the first time they saw a dog lick its own privates and cynics would say it’s the real reason men practice yoga.
- According to sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, two to three out of every thousand men have the flexibility to perform this act. The number that have injured their backs trying is unknown.
- According to a popular myth, alternative rocker Marilyn Manson had his lower vertebrae removed so he could perform auto-fellatio. Err, hardcore …
4 – Tickle Yourself,
- We all have ticklish spots that friends and loved ones love to zero in on. Being tickled makes us laugh, squirm and sometimes pee a little. And if you’re anything like me it makes you reflexively punch and kick anyone within reach.
- Being tickled is one of the most vulnerable states we can find ourselves in, but, unfortunately, you’re out of luck if you want to have a good clean solo tickle session. On paper it might sound easy to do, but in practice it’s near impossible to genuinely tickle yourself to the point of laughter because you will always brace for the touch.
- This is because of an area at the back of the brain called the cerebellum. The cerebellum plays a role in monitoring movements and studies have shown that it can predict sensations caused by your own movements but not someone else’s.
- Unless there is a disconnect between you and your subconscious mind, your touch will always be anticipated.
3 – Raise One Eyebrow,
- Raising your eyebrows suggestively or in bewilderment is one awesome life skill. Virtually everyone can raise both eyebrows, but only a portion of the population can raise one at a time – that is, without moving the other at all.
- Those with the power to manipulate a single brow can usually only do it with one of our two eyebrows. However, with practice you can build up the connection between your nerves and muscles and be cocking eyebrows with the best of them.
- It’s believed raising your eyebrows is an evolutionary trait, as mandrills, baboons and capuchin monkeys raise their eyebrows as a threat gesture.
2 – Lick Your Elbow,
- Your tongue and your elbow are tragic lovers who desperately want to be together, but can’t because their disapproving parents – your mouth and arm – won’t let them.
- It’s just about impossible for most people to lick their elbows. Try it now. Make sure you’re alone, though, or you may be committed.
- Apparently there are techniques that can be learnt to get around this, but most require you to have been blessed with a particularly short upper arm or an abnormally long tongue.
- Guinness World Records staff receive five claims a day from people who think they’re special because they can lick their elbows. For most people, though, elbows and saliva are destined never to meet.
1 – Gleeking,
- Gleeking is the hottest new trend. All the kids are doing it. It’s better than twerking and planking; even better than the moonwalk. Gleeking is the term for when you project saliva from the submandibular gland after compressing it with your tongue. This means you stimulate the saliva glands under your tongue to spit a concentrated jet of saliva. Yes, like a camel.
- Sometimes this happens by accident when you yawn, or when you’re being operated on at the dentist. But doing it deliberately – and at will – is a skill very few possess. It requires dedication and tongue dexterity. Some say gleeking is easier to do after sweet or tangy candy.
- If you think the word ‘gleek’ is some newfangled internet term, it may interest you to learn that it appeared in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A character named Bottom says ‘Nay, I can gleek upon occasion.’ Of course, it meant something entirely different there, but Shakespeare’s still down with the kids.
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