Some people (if not all of them) have something they cannot live without. Be it a video game, a particular brand of chocolate, or some sort of before-going-to-sleep ritual, there's always that one (or more) thing that brings them comfort and makes life just a little bit easier.

However, while there are things we truly enjoy doing, eating, smelling, etc., sometimes those 'hobbies' of ours can get pretty addictive. Thinking about that, I got curious about some of the strangest addictions that our pandas have. Scroll down to read the answers!

#1

"What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Being alone, if you know you know.

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    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Reading, I've got to have a book with me at all times. I've even ducked into a bathroom during parties to read for a little bit.

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    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Music. It gives me infinite access to stories and alternate worlds and keeps me in a good place mostly. But one time after a concert, I had a comedown and depression episode that lasted weeks.

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    #4

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Cheese.

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    #5

    Bored panda. Won't survive a day without the cat memes.

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    #6

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Knitting and crocheting. Totally weird for a bloke in his 50s, I guess.

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    #7

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Long naps. I arrange my whole schedule around them.

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    #8

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Coffee. Must have it first thing in the morning or I get a headache, haha.

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    #9

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without My wife. I can't imagine my life without her. I can't think of words to express how much she means to me, I won't even try.
    A close second would be playing my bass. Arthritis and carpal tunnel since my 20s. It seems to keep my hands working and I can tell when I don't play.

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    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Peeling. Do you have a sunburn? Stay away unless you want me peeling the skin. Used to put Elmer's glue in my hands, let it dry, and then peel it. Friends had an 11ft python and I was in my glory when he asked if I wanted to help him shed its skin. I'm convinced I was a reptile in a former life.

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    #11

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Listening to TV shows, repeatedly. I've watched the first 3 seasons of Burn Notice at least 50 times and the first few seasons of Ghost Hunters around 20 times. I don't even really pay attention, I just like to have familiar sounds in the background. It calms my brain. If there isn't something playing, I'll get anxious, paranoid and scared. Truly strange!

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    #12

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Allegedly true horror stories. I am obsessed with these and I listen to them non-stop.

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    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without I’m sorry, my current addiction phase is dash cam videos of idiot drivers. I can’t turn away!

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    #14

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Chapstick. For about 35 years now. My lips no longer produce moisture on their own. And it has to be a Chapstick brand, no other will do. Any flavor, but cherry is my preferred.

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    #15

    Hoodies. More specifically oversized hoodies. And throw blankets. And stuffed animals.

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    #16

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Pimple-popping videos. I can’t get enough. I watch TV and videos on my phone at the same time for hours. And they better do it right, or I will ‘dislike’.

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    #17

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Binge-watching YouTube videos I have zero intention of ever doing/trying myself. E.g. truck driving, dumpster diving, and furniture upcycling.

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    #18

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Salt. I just love the taste. I sometimes will just get a teaspoon of it in my hands and eat a few grains at a time. Obviously, I am extremely dehydrated after that but I make sure I get plenty of water. I also tend to add a lot of salt to dishes lol.

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    #19

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Plants.

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    #20

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Spider Solitaire. Been addicted since 1999. Someone gave me a hand-held game that I took abroad. Three months later, I was on an African safari and playing solitaire instead of watching for animals. I play at least 30 minutes a day.

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    #21

    Buying pens.
    Whenever I have had a rough day it always makes me feel better to buy a pack of pens

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    #22

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Theatre. And by that I mean the stage itself. I'm a theatre actress and the last two (Corona) years I noticed that I'm feeling physically bad if I don't do a few plays throughout the year. It's not the applause or the audience, it's just being on stage, reciting my lines, working with the colleagues, seeing the lights, smelling the unique odour... Sounds weird, I know.

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    #23

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Lego.

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    #24

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Don't judge but... Wendy's nuggets dipped in chocolate frosty. It's really good.

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    #25

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Ice for some reason.

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    #26

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Please don't judge but...standing under the mist of a humidifier just for fun.

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    #27

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Cooking shows and YouTube videos of living off the grid or growing vegetables! They fuel my cooking creativeness!

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    #28

    My sunglasses. i never go out of my apartment without them. i wear them almost all year. i guess i make my eyes light shy.

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    #29

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without YouTube essay videos on weird and random stuff. 30 minutes about the time Lady Gaga sued Moshi Monsters? Count me in.

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    #30

    sleeping. on weekends i usually sleep for 12 hours and i can actually sleep for more but I don't wanna waste my whole day.

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    #31

    Books. It is better then watching movies, and make pain (litterarly pain from my injuries) manageable. It is also like pressing a button, and suddenly a large number of hours have magically passed.

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    #32

    Ah man, crisps! It's a serious problem! There's just too much deliciousness!

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    #33

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Triple butter popcorn. Every night I have a whole bowl. Must be a specific brand though. Also, salt and vinegar crisps/chips dipped in Nutella.

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    #34

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Unsalted peanuts.

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    #35

    Home renovation/house flipping programs. I love fantasising about what I would do to the properties if I had the money!

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    #36

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Exercising.

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    #37

    "What Is One Strange Thing You’re Addicted To?": 30 Odd Things Our Community Can’t Live Without Sucking on lemons and limes. It's apparently very bad for your teeth but I do it anyway.

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    #38

    Blueberries.

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    #39

    Sour gummy worms.

    I mean, come on, you have to admit they're delicious.

    But I do really need to stop eating them

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    #40

    Seaweed. I’ll eat it with ramen, with rice, with dumplings… yum. :)

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    #41

    There’s this freakin Roblox game that I’m completely obsessed with (to the point of being a problem…): Creatures of Sonaria. The fan base is toxic and the game is somewhat pay-to-win, but god I cannot stop playing it. It’s like my brain needs that stimulation specifically.

    *I should add- I’m 18. Why the heII am I still playing Roblox Imao

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    #42

    Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). I’m basically addicted. I know it can have some bad side effects, but without any DHMO, I’d be dead in about 168 hours.

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    #43

    Carrots dipped in mustard. A friend had me try it at a birthday party a while ago, and I was super skeptical at first, but it is now my favorite snack. Don't judge until you try.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carrots dipped in mustard? I love carrots and mustard, I'll give it a try.

    TK 421
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baby sister got my a mustard sampler pack from some German store. I will say, carrots were the best for dipping.

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    #44

    I would say I used to be addicted to Minecraft, I would no joke play whenever I could.

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    #45

    Tonic water. Idk why.

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    #46

    Lipstick:
    Reason 1. I can’t stand for my lips to be dry. I’ve tried lip balms/chapstick/etc. but I can’t stand the taste of 99% of them.
    Reason 2. Even on days when I oversleep and don’t have time to shower, lipstick helps make me look more “put-together”.

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    #47

    Caramel iced coffee!

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    #48

    Moomin series. Used to watch them all the time as a kid and that hasn't changed once I became adult. Except now I get to own as much cool merch and t-shirts as I want!

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    #49

    Pebble ice. I get ice water every single day but it has to be from specific stores. My ice maker in the fridge just won't do. This might be less weird if I ate the ice but I don't...

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    #50

    A ripe banana, accompanied by a piece of bread with Roquefort cheese. I love it since my childhood when I ate it as a snack on my way home from school. With a glass of milk. Yes, it looks weird, but the taste of the sweet, salty mixture is delicious.

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    #51

    Adjusting “stuff” to make work better, faster, smoother, etc. Cars, bicycles, computers, phones. Nothing is safe from my tinkering to find the ultimate settings. I even run my own VPN and ad blocking server just for my personal use.

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    #52

    Chewing gum. I can eat more than 300 pieces a day. Chew until the flavor is gone, spit it out, and immediately follow it with the next piece. It is so bad that my jaw became crooked because of chewing on the same side for years.

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    #53

    I'm addicted to taking a single strand of hair and gently putting it inside my ear as far as it will go, and then twirling it between my fingers so it tickles deep inside my ear until I can't stand it any longer 😁 Always gives me a good shudder of delight and yes, there are differences between a good hair and a bad one for this practice 😃👉👂

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    #54

    Historical fashion ;specifically victorian-edwardian era and the deadly trends.

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    #55

    The smell of exhaust from cars especially at a gas station. Idk why but I just wanna eat it. (Not at these prices tho) 🤣

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    My phone. It has social media, BORED PANDA!!!

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    #57

    Hosta - the variety of sizes, leaf shapes, coloring, and patterns has captured me. I have dozens of different ones and can never resist a new or different one at the garden center.

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    #58

    It's weird but I feel relax when I inhale own body scented clothes.

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    #59

    I'm addicted to watching sitcoms for months on end, currently it's "Modern Family." When I finish the last episode, I go back to episode 1 and start all over again. I've watched the entire series, start to finish, well over 100 times and see no end in sight. Before "Modern Family," it was 94 complete viewings of "The Goldbergs." This all started during lockdown and the more the world explodes, the more I crave watching one show at a time, ad nauseum. I just feel more calm this way and can deal with the world a little better.

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    #60

    Translation. I translate free education systems (microbit.org, MakeCode and Moodle) into Hungarian, as a volunteer. I already translated some 115k words (250-280 fully-written letter-sized pages). It relaxes me, I can do it all day/night.

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    #61

    Sparkling water. ;)

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    #62

    Bread. Funny story, there’s a scientific reason for it. So I mostly eat it when I’m bored. Apparently, eating high carb foods (like bread) make your brain produce dopamine, and since I have adhd, i have dopamine deficit periods of time, and therefore crave high carb foods. Anyways I like bread. But not toast. Toast has a bad texture to me.

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    #63

    Anything BUT Sleep
    I'd do //almost// anything to avoid going to sleep, even if that means to start worrying or scroll through youtube or BP 🐼

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    #64

    Maple syrup

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    #65

    Traveling. I just can’t get enough of it.

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    #66

    Green Tea and Chips.

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    #67

    French fries with nacho cheese and ranch. Tried it at summer camp one year at a counselor's suggestion, best thing ever.

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    #68

    Sleeping with my hairdryer.

    I'm a chronic pain patient and the heat, air movement, and white noise help my pain like nothing else and allows me to sleep.

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    #69

    For me i'ts candy

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    Sewing cute anime ragdolls and clothes. I am pretty sure I made 100 outfits 😂 I have a tub full

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    #71

    I’m 13 so these addictions are weird for people my age even if normal for adults…
    Coffee, I can’t go a day without drinking any and I usually have 2
    Reddit, I love browsing memes

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    #72

    Cutting fabric and sewing it together. Not like into a pattern or anything specific, just two random shape sewn atop each other.

    And candles

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    #73

    Nescafé 3 in 1 coffee sachet’s. I don’t drink any other coffee now unless no choice (like when I’m out - though I tend to have some stashed in my bag to use if possible)

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    #74

    1-minute chess games

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    #75

    My Harely Davidson and Copenhagen.

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    #76

    Salty hot chips (french fries) dipped in Cola, sprite or fanta. yummy

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    #77

    Nerds gummy clusters. They look strange and I'm definitely addicted to them.

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    #78

    Tape. Like Scotch and surgical tape. I take pieces and stick them on my face and hands.

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    #79

    Watching my cats' fur fly into the wind when I brush them outside--where does it all go to?

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    #80

    Grapes! Every time I get my hands on a plastic container of them (usually contains 4 bunches) they’d be gone in a week if my parents didn’t stop me! I can easily go through at least 3 bunches a day if I had the chance! Just something about them lol

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    #81

    I'm addicted to this little pointless free Mahjong game online from 247mahjong dot com. They have different 'themes' like Winter and Fall and Valentine's and Holidays etc. And in each theme there are like 10 different games. I've played every single one at least twice. I don't know why but I usually play the whole series and then go back and try to beat my own times. I've been doing it for years every night.

    I also have a weird 'addiction' to never drinking the last of a bottle. Every soda bottle or bottled water I have always has a few sips still left in it and I always throw it away. It's the weirdest thing and I keep trying to stop my self from doing it because it's so wasteful. I do it with food sometimes, too. I always make more than I'll probably eat.

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    #82

    Limes. Like just eating raw limes. I love it.

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    #83

    Ribena. I have loved that stuff for as long as I can remember.

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    #84

    Doki Doki Literature Club. May we just take a second to mourn Sayori and Yuri?

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    #85

    Candy corn, I don’t know why

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    #86

    Adding another answer but: Vocal stimming. I make a ton of random noises or sing random notes almost constantly and I’m sure it annoys my family a ton-

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    #87

    breaking out into song like high school Musical

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    #88

    Furry artwork - I check different picture archives at least once a day to see which awesome stuff the artists of the fandom came up with again. Nothing's better than starting the day with stunning and inspirational art

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    #89

    The game: Satisfactory
    Keep going back to it, wanting to play for just an hour and then a few hours later I check the clock and realize time flies by when you're having fun.

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    #90

    Lysol lemon scented wipes. If I could wear that scent as a perfume, I would.

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    #91

    Ice. I know where to get the good stuff, can’t go long without it.

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    #92

    Being the first person to use a new roll of toilet paper or paper towels. I just love the sound and the feeling of the paper separating from the glue first!

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    #93

    Taxidermy, i have a fox paw and mouse heart and a complete fox.

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    #94

    At the moment, just anything to do with Markiplier. I hardly watch anyone else's videos right now. I'm so invested in the lore. What kind of YouTube channel has deep lore stories?! His. And I love it!! I've been writing fanfic and drawing fanart... I think I might be in love. (Oops lol didn't mean to do that)

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    #95

    Strangely Harry Potter

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    #96

    Water flavoring packets. I have no clue why.

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    #97

    Korean soap operas! I find them intimate without the overt sexuality. Music of all genre’s

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    #98

    At the moment, I'm super addicted to Eddie Munson because he's so freaking hot.

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    #99

    Peach and honey-flavoured Aha brand sparkling water. I can't get enough of the stuff.

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