25 Otherworldly Subcultures (Right Here On Earth)

Not to alarm you, but we here are Cracked are big sci-fi and fantasy fans. All the big ones, and all the more obscure ones you probably haven't heard of *pushes glass up on nose.* One thing we love about those genres are subcultures, like Tusken Raiders or the Brothers Without Banners. But you don't have to go to books to find people with wild subcultures.

It's not surprising that some folks have "quirky" habits. We all know the teen rom=com walkthrough of jocks, geeks, stoners, skaters, etc. But that's (literal) child's play. Of course, with billions of people existing together on this planet, people will get really original out there. And those with said quirky habits tend to find one another. And then things can get kind of weird.

We asked our readers to enlighten us about groups of people who have tendencies that really go against their society's norms, and gave $200 to the winner ...

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THE BEAL LIFE SUPER HERO PROJECT Cornect THERE EXISTS A SUBCULTURE OF REALELIFE SUPERHEROES WHILE MANY ARE SIMPLY GOOD SAMARITANS WITH MASKS, SOME HE

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Adult babies or diaper lovers are most popular in western countries. A group, Diaper Pail Friends, in San Francisco had 15,000 members in 2008.

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Because apparently body piercing isn't enough for a subset of the population: no longer content to suspend objects from their piercings, SUSPENSIONERS

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