40 Bad Habits More of Us Are Guilty of Than We Think
![40 Bad Habits More of Us Are Guilty of Than We Think](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/9/841349_320x180.jpg)
We've all got our own big, gigantic lists of bad habits: Maybe we smoke, maybe we drink a little too much, maybe we bite our nails. And sure, maybe we should try do better, but the truth is, tons and tons of other people have the same bad habits, and that makes them… fine? Okay, maybe 600 wrongs doesn’t make a right, but at least it feels like a start. Either way, enjoy these statistics that show that lots of people out there are making the same mistakes you are…
We're all just curious!
![If you can't help but peek at a stranger's phone, you're not alone. A survey by KDA Engineering shows that 40% of Americans also can't help it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/5/841305.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
This is a basic one, gang..
![A UK survey of 2,000 people who regularly take public transport found that 40% of them wouldn't give up their seat for a pregnant woman. GENCY EXIT ENCY BREAK CLASS ake space for wheelchair users Baby buggles A - - - 202 : GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/4/841304.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
OUR Netflix password...
![Do you think of NETFLIX accounts Continue vas communal property? Queue D VENTI NA You're not alone. A survey by the media research firm Magid THE revealed that 35% of millennials share streaming services passwords. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/3/841303.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
A lot of people steal lunches (and are going to hell)
![Have you ever eaten a co-worker's lunch without their knowledge? - - You and one-third (35%) of people commit this act. More than 70% of people have had their food stolen from the office fridge. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/1/841301.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Welcome to my ool, notice there's no P in it
![You can't be bothered to get out of the pool and find a toilet? You and 41% of Americans. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/7/841317.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
We All Fake Sick
![Can't help faking sickness to get out of work? Nearly half of your colleagues do that, too. According to a CRACKED.COM survey, 40% of workers have faked sickness as an excuse to take some time off work.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/6/841316.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Fingernails are our toothbrushes sometimes
![Do you use your fingernail to pick food out of your teeth? So do 61% of Americans, according to the American Dental GRAGKED.COM Association.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/5/841315.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Cigarette Butts Are Freaking Everywhere
![74.1% of smokers threw away cigarette butts on the ground or out of a car window, at least once. Which helps explain why, in litter clean-up efforts, more cigarette butts are gathered than any other items. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/4/841314.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Ghosting is pretty inconsiderate, but a lot of us have done it
!['Ghosting' means cutting off all communication without any explanation, and it's a terrible way to break up with someone. As such, it's perplexing that around one in five Americans have broken up with their romantic partners by ghosting them. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/2/841302.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Secure your loads, dummies!
![Between 2011 and 2014, 200,000 crashes occurred in America because people didn't properly secure their loads and ended up leaving debris on the road. Resulting in approximately 39,000 injuries and 500 fatalities. EXIT 214C LEIP ORTH 101 3/4 MILE taff CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/8/841308.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
1 in 4 people have messy garages
![DO YOU HAVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER? YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE. 25% OF PEOPLE WITH TWO-CAR GARAGES DON'T EVEN HAVE SPACE TO PARK THEIR CARS INSIDE. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/7/841307.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
We're All Gossips
![If you're a workplace gossip, just know that 72% of people are just like you. Americans spend an average of 40 minutes a week gossiping, totaling a whopping 33 hours per year. This leads to roughly a week of work time lost to office gossip. But that's OK, 30% of bosses are in on it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/9/841309.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
What's a fry or two between friends?
![About a quarter of polled food delivery workers admitted to sampling the customers' food. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/6/841306.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Nobody washes their hands apparently
![A study by Michigan State University found that 95% of people don't wash their hands long enough to effectively kill bacteria after using a public restroom. GRAGKED.COM Another study found that 69% of men and 35% of women don't wash their hands at all.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/1/841321.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Don't lie to your doctor! Even though nearly all of us do.
![4 out of 5 Americans aren't honest with their doctor. A survey conducted last year reveals that between 60-80 percent of patients withhold crucial medical information from their clinician. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/0/841320.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
The ol' social media hole
![40 Bad Habits More of Us Are Guilty of Than We Think](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/9/841319.gif)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Here's everything you need to know about my whereabouts!
![CRACKED COM Smarty McOvershare Today at 2:55pm OK, time to head out of town on vacation! I'm heading out to Pennsylvania for a few weeks, leaving my home (123 Fake Street, down the block from the donut shop) completely unoccupied. Luckily, my aunt is taking care of my cat, so I don't have to worry about a single thing at home. Yup. Leaving my home *completely* unoccupied until return in exactly 26 days. Like . Comment - Share 14 potential burglars like this. 546 shares in burglar communities Write a comment... : I frequently share too many details about my life online.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/8/841318.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Salt! Salt! Salt! Salt! Salt!
![I like my food extra salty or extra sweet. I know my kidneys are screaming, but I've become so accustomed to eating food with intense flavors that I lose my appetite if the food's bland. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/3/841313.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Postponing Meals Until You're Starving
![Even though I know it's unhealthy, I keep postponing meals until I'm starving, which is why I wind up inhaling my food instead of chewing it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/1/841311.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
DIY repairs may not be worth it
![I insist on doing DIY repairs on almost II everything in the house even though I usually have very little idea what I'm doing... So I end up risking injuries in the process and paying more money in the end. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/4/841294.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
The importance of stretching
![CRACKED.COM I keep skipping my pre-workout warm-up, even though I've had multiple muscle strains in the past.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/6/841296.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Pizza burns are real
![CRACKED.COM I eat MOLTEN HOT PIZZA way too fast, SHREDDING the roof of my mouth.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/2/841292.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Hello? Doctor Google?
![Whenever I feel sick, I consult Google instead of a doctor. Dr. Google Geogle Search in Feeling Lucky It's stupid and potentially dangerous yet I keep doing it. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/0/841290.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
IT FEELS SO GOOD
![I KNOW IT'S WRONG, BUT IT FEELS so RIGHT AND IT'S WHY I'M CURRENTLY FIGHTING MY THIRD EAR INFECTION so FAR THIS YEAR CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/4/841284.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Love that 10am nap
![GRAGKED.COM General Mills I never eat breakfast. WHEA LU WHOLE WHEAT FLAKES Breakfast of Champions Just coffee. JENNER ympic Decathlon Champion And my ass is dragging A ENNER GOOD by 10:00 am! IS ON THE SOURCE WHEATIES TEAM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/8/841288.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Getting that meat juice off ya hooks
![CRACKED COM I know that, after handling raw meat, a splash of water on my hands does next to nothing to remove dangerous germs. Still, even the threat of food poisoning isn't enough to make me spend 20 whole seconds washing with soap and hot water.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/6/841286.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Just watch a video
![I pop any pimples I see on my face. I now have scars all over my face. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/5/841285.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
We all have to stop biting our nails
![Instead of trimming them with nail scissors or clippers, I always bite my cuticles even though my fingers will bleed and look disgusting after CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/2/841282.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Sure it's like drinking battery acid, but need that charge!
![GRAGKED.COM For the past four months, I've been drinking at least two energy drinks a day... - GUSO: DAVE ROCKS M ENERGY DKINK FULL R EN AMP Throttle ENERGY ENERGY DRINK Red Bull OOST CASTE A NIKEI FULL ENERGIE DELI ONST CITRUS NOS CNER - PLAYOR the EXPERIENCE CK 1800 220 NATURALLY MIO 4gm П AMORED - FLOZ (1 PT) 473 mL LANDS (236 ml) Even though I'm aware that drinking them in excess can be potentially harmful to major organs, like kidneys, the liver and the heart. FROD Derry ed Bull ENERGY - MERO adidas - - - I - - ROCKSTA](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/3/841293.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Just a lil shock to wake you up!
![40 Bad Habits More of Us Are Guilty of Than We Think](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/1/841291.gif)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
We all could use a little more sleep
![CRACKED.COM I constantly deprive myself of sleep. Even though it makes me hopelessly tired for the entire next day.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/3/841283.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
We're all messing up our backs for SURE
![I can't bring myself to sit up straight while doing something on my computer. And I am pretty sure that my back will suffer in the future because of it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/9/841289.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Leaving a spare key outside
![I KEEP LEAVING A SPARE KEY OUTSIDE MY PLACE. Even when I know how dangerous my neighborhood actually is CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/2/841312.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Delicious second hand smoke
![I quit smoking a long time ago for health reasons, but I sometimes stand next to smokers to get a whiff of that secondhand smoke. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/0/841310.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Walking with headphones
![I can't hear oncoming dangers when I'm wearing earphones... ...but walking without music is just too boring for me. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/9/841299.jpg)
Source: 20 Dangerously Bad Habits You Know About & Can't Break
Trolls: They're Among Us
![CRACKED.COM Twenty-eight percent of American adults admitted to trolling in a survey by YouGov.com.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/0/841300.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Yo-Ho-Ho!
![Piracy websites got over 300 billion 711 hits in 2017. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/7/841297.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
Do you pick up after your dog?
![Drive Forty percent of dog owners don't pick up pretena after their pooches. With 83 million pet dogs in America producing 10.6 million tons of poop annually, that's a minefield of random poop to avoid. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/7/841287.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize
![Don't like going to the dentist? Neither do 36% of adults in the US. In 2016, the CDC estimated that only 64% of adults between the ages of 18 and 64 visited their dentist within the previous year. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/8/841298.jpg)
People steal hotel towels
![GRACKED CON A study of 1,000 European hotels found that, in 78% of them, guests stole towels from bathrooms and spa areas.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/9/5/841295.jpg)
Source: 20 Bad Behaviors That Are More Common Than You Realize