In case no one ever taught you, this is a reminder that everyone’s body is unique and different. In fact, some people have bodies that are SO unique and different that they just really wanted to share them with the world. And this is where r/mildlyinteresting comes in! It’s one of the best places to find people sharing their interesting body abnormalities. And here are some of the top-voted ones as of late:
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Like this person who accidentally chopped off the tip of their finger as a child, and saw it grow back slightly larger. (Yes, amputated fingers tips can actually grow back sometimes!!! On children, anyway.)
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This person who has a rare disorder called Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, which has resulted in them having three pupils in their left eye.
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This person who wanted to show their “Marfan’s syndrome hands,” a symptom of the inherited disorder that affects connective tissue.
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This person who has seven wisdom teeth and, oof, had ALL of them extracted in a four-hour-long procedure. Most people have four wisdom teeth (one in each corner), for reference.
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This person who has a permanently dilated pupil, which is a condition also known as mydriasis — it can be caused by many different factors including injury (as in this case).
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This person, whose hands are showing signs of Raynaud’s Phenomenon, which causes decreased blood flow to the fingers.
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And this person, who knows they have Raynaud’s, and wanted to share what it looks like when their fingers turn “deathly” pale.
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This person who has “too many bones” in their mouth, which is actually a case of mandibular tori, referring to a bony growth on the bottom of your mouth, under your tongue.
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This person who actually lost the first joint crease on their ring finger after having it in a splint for seven weeks…which might cause some pain in physical therapy.
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This person who has two different colors in BOTH their eyes (a form of heterochromia).
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This person who can bend their toes all the way back to their foot and miiiiight have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disorder that affects your connective tissues, primarily the skin, joints, and blood vessel walls.
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This person’s baby who was born with an “extra” finger.
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And this adult who was also born with an “extra” finger (or fingers, in this case), and now has “nubs” in their place and, believe it or not, experienced phantom itching!
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This person who has a hereditary condition where none of their fingers (or toes) have middle knuckles.
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This person who found out they actually have some extra teeth after going in for a dentist appointment to complain about pain.
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This person who has veins in the very perfect shape of a heart on their bicep.
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And finally, this person whose hands are a different size, shape, and even color from each other.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/body-abnormalities-april-2023