But behind closed doors, the gloves come off, and we engage in an array of “taboo” behavior that we’re embarrassed to admit. Ironically, statistics show that the majority of us are doing these things, making them perfectly normal behaviors.
While many would deny, here are our most gross private behaviors:
Everybody's Doin' It, Doin' It
Nose picking is often depicted as a habit for the socially-inept or mentally-challenged. In fact, it’s an almost universal habit - surveys have shown, according to BBC that between 70 and 90 percent of adults have picked their noses at least once (which, of course, means more than once), and the average adult picks his or her nose about four times a day. On the extreme end, about one in 500 people have ‘fessed up to spending up to half of the day picking their noses.
Studies have shown that this habit has health benefits, and that the old wives’ tales about the dangers of nose-picking, from damaging the nerves in the nose to getting sick, are greatly exaggerated.
In fact, eating your boogers can actually boost your immune system, and research has shown that this habit may be an evolutionary way of boosting immunity (that’s right, our primate brothers, monkeys, have been caught picking their noses, as well).
That's Zit!
Pimple popping may seem like a disgusting topic of conversation, but for many of us, there is little more gratifying than eliminating a pimple that has taken root in our faces, on our bodies, or on a spouse or partner’s back. There is a strange sense of accomplishment in defeating our pimples, whether it’s squeezing a blackhead out of a clogged pore or popping a painful whitehead.