Just you? Not by a far sight.
There is a small TARDIS built into every dryer. Mandated by some inter-galactic convention I think. Somewhere there is an entire planet made of socks without mates from every civilization in the universe.
So, a conspiracy between gold toe & whirlpool?
Man, I love super cool far-out theories like that but, their is a simple answer to that age old question. Just what do you guys think that is every time you clean the lint filter? SOCKS!