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20 Netizens With Various ‘Medically Cool’ Body Traits Share Things They Are Happy (Or Not) To Have
Article created by: Monika Pašukonytė
Many years ago, when I was still a teen, I learned that my dental canal had a unique structure. This was discovered by a respected professor of dentistry, who immediately wanted to take an X-ray of my tooth to show to his students. The case was complicated by the fact that, at that time, I had a metal needle in my dental canal, which they used to pull out the nerve, and I was not given anesthesia...
Brrr—I still shudder when I remember this experience... By the way, as it turns out, many people have various features in their bodies that give them an advantage in some way, or cause discomfort in others, and some of them can simply be bragged about in company. So, this selection of body features made for you by Bored Panda is dedicated to exactly those.
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#1
I used to donate plasma and was told I have some sort of super measles immunity. Apparently, this is usually only found in people who had measles as a child. They tested my plasma a bunch of times, and then asked for my consent to turn it into medication for people whose immune systems are too compromised for a traditional measles vaccine. It made me feel like a mini super hero.
*Edit: I just returned to Reddit and saw this! Wow, thank you guys for all of your kind words. That means the world to me. And thank you random stranger for the gold!
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#2
I have little calcified spots all over the inside of my lungs from when I had chicken pox as a kid. They're harmless, but they show up on x-rays and most doctors don't have a clue what they are. The pulmonary specialist that diagnosed them asked if she could keep the x-ray films to show med students because it was so rare.
#3
I have a twin sister and we are mirror twins (I'm right handed, she's left handed, etc). We both have scoliosis and hers curves to the left while mine curves to the right.
#4
Hearing loss. I was diagnosed when I was 4. Turns out aids cost a lot more than glasses. My current ones actually have a Bluetooth connection to my phone so I can listen to music while it's in my pocket.
Edit: 8 hours later and exactly 4000 upvotes. Finally my disability does some good.
#5
I had 6 wisdom teeth. I joked to my dentist about how wise I must be, and he said "you're just really unevolved."
#6
I have beaded hair. Everyone's hair is coated in a layer of protein, but in my hair that protein is constricted in certain places, making each stand look like it's covered in little beads. You don't notice it when you look at me, but if you're really examining my hair closely you will. Hairdressers often comment on it and will call other hairdressers over to look at it because it's rare.
#7
My sweat is corrosive. I can rot the back off a cheap watch in 4 months. My watch and jewelry are titanium. Two of my three children are likewise afflicted, but not as bad as me.
#8
I dont have depth perception.
This means I see the world kind of like a TV screen. Everything is in 2D. Its kinda hard to explain because Ive never seen normally and I dont even know how you regular people see the world.
Its not super debilitating. I can drive if I leave a huge following distance between my car and the car in front of me. Under good conditions, I can even catch things thrown at me although Ive never been good enough to do things like actually play basketball. I can still kinda gauge distance the same way you would in a video game I guess, just not super quickly.
The most annoying thing though is sometimes Ill be reaching for a door handle for a car or my house and Ill just jam my hand super hard into the door. Ive even broken super thin doors just because I missed the handle.
Edit: 3D movies just give me migranes. Cograts to that one guy, but it does not work for me.
#9
I can dislocate my left shoulder at will. I don't though because when I was a child the Orthopaedic Consultant said that it was bad for the joint and I shouldn't do it even if the Queen asked me to. So far this eventuality has never arisen.
#10
In the womb my 13th and 7th chromosomes switched places. Doctors say I should've had Down syndrome, but I ended up just being your run-of-the-mill awkward boy. Take that, DNA.
#11
/r/earrumblersassemble I am an ear rumbler.
To clarify, when a regular person yawns they can probably hear a rumble. I can use the muscles in my ear to make that rumbling sound on command without flexing any other muscles.
#13
I'm 31 and on my third pacemaker. First one was placed in 2003 when I was 18. I've got a cool scar, and you can feel the battery under my skin. Also, I travel a lot, so I have to carry this handy card with me so TSA/foreign equivalent won't make me go through the metal detectors.
EDIT:
Thank you for all the questions and comments, you guys are all awesome.
#14
I have Nocturnal Epilepsy.
I will be on the onset of sleep when my brain decides to go all out and convulse.
#15
I had several organ transplants so none of my organs are in the correct spot, I also don't have a gallbladder because they just didn't put it back while operating near it.
#16
I can breath out of my ear. Tried this my putting my entire head underwater other than the ear, while it's not a lot of oxygen, it's enough to make me live I guess.
I had holes in them as a baby and had tubes put in there, which didn't work apparently.
It's not really an issue, so eh, just a mutant power I guess.
#17
A small sliver of my iris runs across my pupil! My doctor said it was the only time he had seen it and that it's so smalll that it doesn't affect my vision.
#18
I have a bunch of titanium plates in my face. Luckily the surgeon was great. People who've know me for years can't even notice any difference in my appearance.
#19
When I was 2 years old, I tripped and a nail pushed my left incisor tooth up into my gums. It sat there until I was 11 years old which then it came down over about 3 weeks and popped out. My adult tooth is just fine. In fact, I never needed braces.
#20
Uneven number of ribs. Extra is on the left. Actually forgot about it until I lost 40 pounds.
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