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62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public
CuriositiesMAY 19, 2026

62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public

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It’s extremely easy for life to become dull and mundane. Humans are creatures of habit, so once you settle into a routine, it might take a lot of effort to break it. But if you’ve noticed that your daily commute to the office is mind-numbingly boring, or you’re tired of having the same conversations with your partner every day, we encourage you to start looking around more. Because you never know what you’ll see…
Redditors have been recalling the strangest things they’ve ever witnessed a stranger do in public, so we’ve gathered their best stories below. From exhibiting bizarre behavior to completing random acts of kindness, there’s no question that other people are unpredictable. So enjoy reading through these tales, and be sure to upvote the ones that will inspire you to look up from your phone while riding on the bus!

#21

Absurd moment with cooked instant noodles in bowl and glasses on table
Idk why but a lot of weird things happen around me even though I try and stay away from trouble.

Most recent thing was me going out to eat some pho and the guy next to me casually eating noodles with his glasses instead of chopsticks or a fork. Part of me wanted to ask him if he wanted me to get him a pair of chopsticks from the front in case he had a bad knee or something but like I said, I've learned that when weird things happen, to keep quiet and mind my own business.
23points

#22

62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public
Once had a guy where I work frustrated about something I can’t remember, came to customer service to complain.

After about 10 mins of back and forth arguing he pulled superglue out of his pocket, squeezed some onto the counter, and promptly head-butted the desk. Didn’t even pause his rage.

Once he finally got prised off his eyebrows were still stuck to the desk. Cleaning lady had to come and scrape em off.
23points

#23

Woman walking with rolling suitcase in bright airport terminal
Lady in the airport, nicely dressed. She vomited in the middle of a walkway and just ... kept right on walking, perfectly composed, hardly even broke her stride. As if throwing up on the floor of a crowded public space was just another task to tick off on her list.

Edit: no people, I didn't expect her to just like conjure up a pack of paper towels and clean it up, but her total nonchalance about it seared it into my memory. Also had horrific nausea while pregnant and threw up in many unexpected places, but pretty sure I never pulled it off without so much as missing a step.
22points

#24

Small dog wearing colorful shirt sitting inside car
A women got in her car, took a big sip of a smoothie, then proceeded to open her mouth so her small dog could lap up the smoothie in her mouth.
22points

#25

Close-up of palm facing camera against dark background
On the bus once, there was this guy who was shouting at his hand for going numb.

He then threatened his hand and told it that if it didn’t wake back up, he would smash a bottle of alcohol and stab it with the broken end.

I hope the hand filed a report against him.
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#26

62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public
I went to Italy this summer. When I was in Venice, there was a weird lady in the street that strangely looked a lot like the pigeon lady in Home Alone.

She then proceeded to grab a pigeon that was walking around and put its head in her mouth. She didn’t chew or anything she just left the pigeon in her mouth for about 15 seconds.

I was with my mom and we both looked at each other in disbelief. It was an unusual experience.
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21points

#27

Washington Square Park arch with people and fountain on a sunny day
I was hanging out in Washington square park by the fountain with my buddy. Hot summer day, people have their feet in the water and just relaxing. I kid you not, a guy comes up jogging, places his water bottle under the fountain and chugs it. Fills it again and jogs away. Me and buddy look at each other like "No Way Dude"!
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#28

62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public
I saw a lady top-to-bottom lick her phone to clean the screen. I also saw a dude lint roll his head once.
20points

#29

Blurred motion of shirtless man running past stone wall
A guy wearing boxers running behind a car which he was chained to by the neck and the waist, he was being escorted by a couple of other cars while people cheered around him

I'm pretty sure there is a context to this , but I was just passing by the town and no one from there could tell me what it was all about.
19points

#30

Woman jogging outdoors surrounded by trees in early morning light
I was on a first date with this guy and we went for a walk in a park. The path could easily fit three people wide, probably 4. He’s on the outside and I’m in the middle and there’s a lady further ahead, jogging toward us.

We start to move over to make sure there’s plenty of room for her to jog by.

We start moving over more, because she seems to be heading straight for us.

As she passes, she swings out her elbow and clocks me in the ribs.

I turned to look at her, and she’s giving me the dirtiest look.

I have no idea who she was and my date had no clue either. I still wonder if he was telling the truth, but he seemed pretty genuinely concerned and bewildered.

Edit: since so many people are asking. This was Canada. We were walking on the right side of the path and moved over to the right side. She was jogging on her right side of the path, and crossed over the “middle” to hit me.

Also, why didn’t I fight her? So there’s the fight, flight, or freeze reactions. I’m a freeze. This day proved it, the two other separate times I’ve been punched in the face by rando’s proves it. Want to randomly hit someone with no consequences? Hit me.
19points

#31

62 People Share The Absolute Weirdest Things They’ve Caught A Stranger Doing In Public
I saw a older Asian lady vomit in a plastic shopping bag while on a NYC bus. She tied it up and when we reached the next stop, she flung it out the window and it splattered all over the sidewalk.
19points

#32

I used to work the front desk at a big museum. We had three sets of double doors at the entrance and there were doorstops there to hold some of them open. One set of doorstops was wooden and on this particular day, they weren't being used so they were just in the corner out of the way.

I watched a woman and her toddler grandson walk in the museum. She pointed down at the wooden doorstops, he picked them up, and they walked out. Not a word was spoken and as far as I know, they never came back. Just took the doorstops and left.
19points

#33

Red and white swirl patterned round candles on table
I saw an old man in a casino eat 40 or so peppermint candies. He would put 5 in his mouth or so then swallow then do it again. These were the ones you would have to suck on for an hour to get anywhere.
18points

#34

Partially eaten salad in plastic container with fork
In my University dorm, one girl ate the same thing every meal.

She would eat sliced bread. Start at the middle and eat until the crust but not eat it. So, she'd have an empty frame of intact bread crust.

Then she'd microwave lettuce and eat it.
18points

#35

I was in a 7-11 in a decent neighborhood and saw a guy in his 60s (I think) wearing a purple polo shirt and a diaper...and that's it.
18points

#36

Person holding a dark gray pigeon in their hand
Watched a guy on the sidewalk below the train platform bend down and casually put a pigeon in his pocket then walk away. Dinner is served I guess.
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#37

Not my story, but one my dad told me. He goes to work very early in the morning, and one day he had stopped in a WaWa to get some coffee. While he was pouring his coffee, he noticed a guy who had already put Coffee in the cup and was now standing in front of the cream dispenser, rotating his entire body like he was hula hooping to mix it together.
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#38

Had to stop the car because a man was crossing the road while walking on all fours and had his arm in a woman's boot that went up to his elbow. He stopped mid away across the road, waved to me and continued crossing the road. While on all fours he was like he was "walking" the boot as if it was an action figure or something.
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#39

On the Expo line in LA a man sat down across from me. I watched as he pulled out a Ziplock bag of spaghetti and ate it with his hands, getting about half of it into his mouth (the rest all over him and the floor). When he was finished eating (with spaghetti sauce still all over his hands) he then pulled out a bottle of lotion and drenched himself in it. He finishes up by pulling a sock out of his pocket and uses it as a napkin. He throws the empty bag, bottle, and sock on the floor and wanders off the train at the next stop.

I've seen more inappropriate things on the train but that was probably the weirdest.
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17points

#40

I was on the tube (subway) at like 10am on a Tuesday and saw a guy trying to eat his own flip flop...
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