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Have you ever asked Google if it’s normal to do something?

Older woman and man at a computer, looking with shocked expressions at the screen.Older woman and man at a computer, looking with shocked expressions at the screen.

When you type search terms into Google, it makes suggestions based on similar searches that other people have made. Here’s what I see when I go to Google and type “Is it normal to” in the search box:

Screen capture of Google's suggestions for the search phrase 'Is it normal to'. Suggestions are: 'Is it normal to have a white discharge', 'Is it normal to be sexually attracted to numbers', 'Is it normal to poop blood', 'Is it normal to spot while pregnant'Screen capture of Google's suggestions for the search phrase 'Is it normal to'. Suggestions are: 'Is it normal to have a white discharge', 'Is it normal to be sexually attracted to numbers', 'Is it normal to poop blood', 'Is it normal to spot while pregnant'

What I see when I type “Is it normal to” into Google.
Click the screen capture to see it at full size.

Google results vary from person to person because it uses individual factors such as your browser history. Here’s what someone else got when typing “Is it normal to” into Google. I wonder what sites this guy’s been visiting:

Screen capture of Google's suggestions for the search phrase 'Is it normal to'. Suggestions are: 'Is it normal to let her do that', 'Is it normal to hide skittles in your foreskin'Screen capture of Google's suggestions for the search phrase 'Is it normal to'. Suggestions are: 'Is it normal to let her do that', 'Is it normal to hide skittles in your foreskin'

What another person saw when typing “Is it normal to” into Google.
From AcidCow.com. Click the screen capture to see it at full size.

(For those of you who live outside North America, Skittles are fruit-flavoured candy.

Bag of Skittles with some inidividual Skittles candies beside it.Bag of Skittles with some inidividual Skittles candies beside it.
Do you get any…odd suggestions?

Joey deVilla

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  • Here's what I got:

    * Is it normal to have no friends
    * Is it normal to have light periods
    * Is it normal to bleed when your pregnant
    * Is it normal to loes hair

  • Some I got were the same as yours. Here are additional suggestions:
    Is it normal to poop alot
    Is it normal to pretend to talk to someone
    Is it normal to get new moles
    Is it normal to hate yourself
    Is it normal to bleed after a pap smear

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