People Describe Things They Strongly Suspect

From Redditor /u/Earguy:

[I suspect that] a relative is a CIA agent. She served in the Peace Corps during the Vietnam era. Since then, she has been a "world traveler," dropping her work to "hike the Spanish version of the Appalachian Trail" or visit exotic places.

She sometimes returned with injuries: "I fell while climbing some rocks." Her son works for the agency, not as a spy, and he is married to a CIA translator.

From Redditor /u/justthatoboist:

[I suspect that] a Canadian man who owns an antique shop sold me a camera I bought in April. He acted flustered when I arrived, and I returned the next day to buy it. He sold me the camera for a fair price and included an owner's manual in near-perfect shape.

A quick Google search shows this camera is extremely rare. Only 1/1000 still exist and work. One in every 1000 working ones has a specific part (mine has it). This guy's shop sold antique cameras. My dad talked to him; he showed me how to find film or alter some for my camera.

He knew what he sold me and lost a lot of money on that deal.

From Redditor /u/Unleashtheducks:

Bigfoot is a cultural memory from humans who moved from Asia. This explains the stories about Yeti and Sasquatch. The actual creature went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

From Redditor /u/mlg2433:

Only about 10% of lottery winners actually win those huge Powerballs. Someone real must win sometimes. No winners means people get suspicious. But honestly, who knows if there is a real winner?

Since the odds are small, nobody suspects their ticket if it does not win. It means free money for the state. Plus, the states let you stay anonymous.

From Redditor /u/Reloaded9mm:

I think my grandmother was a serial killer. She married seven times, each time ending in a sudden death. She died in the 1980s, but everything remains suspicious, and no one seems to know anything. I found an article about her when she came to the US; her first husband died defending her after her ex-boyfriend climbed into her window in New York City.

I also found proof that she was in prison before moving to the US.

From Redditor /u/Adomoto:

Saying "OK Google" teaches humans to obey AI and machines, Pavlov says.

From Redditor /u/Alundra828:

[I suspect that] the purpose of life in the universe is to create a new universe.

This is the only way for any life to ensure its survival forever. I mean this for all life, not just humans. The chances of us surviving are very small.

Every problem life faces has a solution. A species with enough resources exploits what it wants. Luck favors them. If they avoid Fermi walls, time limits life's ability to solve problems.

Time does not last forever in the universe. Atoms will decay eventually. This is life's final deadline. If life cannot escape the universe before this happens, life itself ends. How do you escape a universe while inside a shrinking one? You must create a new universe, maybe several.

The universe makes this the main problem. If mitochondria power the cell, life powers the universe.

Redditor /u/MaterialImportance:

[I suspect that] my English teacher did not read essays and graded based on in-class performance.

From Redditor /u/ghrew:

Dentists ask you questions with food in your mouth, finding it funny to watch you struggle.

From Redditor /u/spazmcgee1:

The Kardashians wear solid colors because Photoshop makes it easier for them.

From Redditor /u/sakura_wayne:

Some zoos show empty exhibits but claim animals are inside; you never see them.

From Redditor /u/anonymousjohnson:

[I suspect that] many businesses in my hometown are just money-laundering operations. Twenty-five nail salons in a town of 70,000? A 3,000-square-foot DVD rental shop in the best downtown block where commercial rents are high? Dozens of $10 barber shops sit empty all day but stay open? Red flags appear everywhere.

From Redditor /u/fancyfrenchtoilet:

About 90% of job listings on Monster are fake. They collect user data for advertisers to sell.

From Redditor /u/ElCiscador:

Something bad is coming in my city.

I see many houses for sale, good locations included. Rich people know things others do not.

From Redditor /u/JimmyL2014:

[I suspect that] your phone and laptop mics are hot, sending data to specific groups.

From Redditor /u/CrabFarts:

Prince Charles will not sit on the throne. He made a deal with Queen Elizabeth; in exchange for marrying Camilla, he gave up his right to the throne. Prince William will sit on the throne after Queen Elizabeth passes.

From Redditor /u/Arcticshade:

[I suspect that] Bath & Body Works has about 13 scents. They rotate the scents every couple of months and rename them.

From Redditor /u/ambermage:

A group collects illicit and immoral online actions. People use anonymity for these acts. This info later helps anyone try to remove someone from power.

That promotion you seek in twenty years? A drunk, quasi-offensive Twitter post from 2015 sent anonymously to HR surfaces. The promotion gets denied. Your rival mysteriously secures it. Because that post counts as public information, it faces no libel or defamation claims. Algorithms and AI could create a massive business from this.

Redditor /u/Joeysaurrr:

Apple did not intend for people to buy their $999 monitor stand. They used it only to void warranty claims for the Pro monitor.

"We cannot approve your claim because you used improper third-party equipment."

Redditor /u/alienblooded:

[I suspect that] my oldest brother is my biological father.

It makes no sense to me otherwise. I have a cleft chin; no one else in my family does. This older brother has substance issues and is just a big mess. He brought different women to my parents' house daily. It makes no sense that he came out of that with zero children. It makes less sense since he is about twenty years older than me; my mother would have had me at a dangerously old age. I know it is not impossible, but this way makes more sense. Plus, my parents always covered up his wrongdoings, so it will not surprise me.

I asked my mom once, and she got upset. I did not ask her directly. I just said I dreamed they told me my brother was my father. She got furious and refused to talk about or accept my dream. It is weird.