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50 Photos Of People Who Drew Wild Cards In The Genetic Lottery (New Pics)
We have all seen people with unique physical traits, whether it’s an atypical birthmark or unusually shaped ears. More often than not, these are due to special conditions that highlight the intricacy of the human body.
The photos you’re about to see are from people who drew wild cards in the genetic lottery. They view the world differently from the rest of “normal” society, making their cases all the more fascinating.
But what’s more noteworthy is how these people embrace their eccentricities instead of viewing them as an abnormality to be ashamed of. After all, having foldable tongues and a sixth toe on the right foot are excellent conversation starters.
This is a new set of photos continuing from the series Bored Panda previously published.
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#1
My Little Girl Was Born With Albinism, And She Is So Beautiful
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#2
Stunning Blue Eyes. A Girl With Waardenburg Syndrome
I am a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. I live in the same village as this girl named Suru. Along with the beautiful eyes, she is completely deaf and has a patch of white skin on her right hand.
#3
Calling For All Fellow Vitiligo Owners - You Need To Start Embracing The Unique Beauty Of Our Condition. Don't Let Your Life Suffer When Others Have No Choice In The Matter. Keep Smiling
#4
My Little Brother And Me, Both With Heterochromia
#5
Just Because You Look A Little Different, Doesn't Mean You Have To Look Like The People Mostly Shown In Media
In elementary school, I was made fun of for my birthmark. I got called Pizza Face, Tomato Face, and other harmful names. So I tried to laser it away to make my appearance more comfortable for other people to look at, so I was less of a target. I’m forever grateful that the laser never ended up working. I wear my birthmark proudly. It makes me me.
Cindi Antrobus 2 years ago
I have a friend who has a birth mark the same color as yours but it's the shape of a paw print on the side of her face. I always thought it was beautiful
#6
My Vitiligo Hair. The White Hair Contains No Pigment
#7
My Son's Birthmark Gives Him The Best Hairstyle
Nadine Debard 2 years ago
My son has a smaller version of this on top of his head. The pediatrician was worried about that and asked for a specialized consultation and a MRI. Happens that it's not only a birth mark (angioma) but a defect in his skull/brain vessels called sinus pericranii. Fortunately his sinus is very mild and lilely to resorb. If not he would have brain surgery.
#8
My Son Was Born With Elf Ears
#9
Born With Blue Eyes, But They Changed Into 3 Colors As I Aged
#10
Marfan Syndrome Can Be A Daunting Diagnosis. It Can Be Confusing But Nevertheless, Getting A Diagnosis Is Crucial. Knowledge Is Power, Even When It's Scary. Awareness Can Save Lives
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 2 years ago
My husband is freakishly tall and thin with long a@@ fingers and extremeties. He was on his way to get a Marfan's diagnosis due to him ticking all boxes of the physical traits. Genetic testing luckily confirmed him not having it. He's just your regular Slenderman I guess.
#11
Meet Veinticuatro (24). He Has Twelve Movable Fingers And Twelve Movable Toes
#12
Half My Beard Grows In White
#13
Nature Is Perfect The Way It Is
#14
Finally Having The Confidence To Wear Pretty Dresses And Not Care About People Looking At My Legs And Feet Has Been So Liberating. Life's Too Short To Hide Who You Are
#15
My Son Was Born With An Extra Thumb
Mad Dragon 2 years ago
When he grows up he can challenge that other person with the extra thumb to a thumb war!
#16
Picture For International Albinism Month
#18
Glowing And Growing With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
#19
My Veins Spell Out “Yo”
#20
Bet This Would Be Pretty Handy On Old Fighting Games
#21
I Was Born With A Cleft Deficiency On My Hands, Meaning I Was Born With Only 3 Fingers On Each Hand
With the power of modern medicine, I was able to get another finger on each hand. On my left hand, you'll notice a bent pointer finger, that finger is man-made.
#22
The Sun Hits The Birthmark Just Right. You Are Each Unique In Your Own Way, And So Are Your Birthmarks
Anna Ekberg 2 years ago
Does this affect the eye or vision? Cause on this pic it looks like she has no pupil in the right eye. Reflection maybe?
#23
My Grandma And I Have Extra Lines On Our Pinkies
#24
My Vitiligo Is The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Me
My name is Alicia, and getting Vitiligo at a very young age was the best thing that ever happened to me. Everywhere I go, it allows me to stand out among a crowd. When I was little, maybe kids did not understand, but going through high school and beyond now, my peers absolutely adore it. It has only gotten better since I became an adult and moved to a big city. The world is different now.
BewilderedBanana 2 years ago
I can never understand how someone can look at this and not find it beautiful - i always found people with vitiligo look so amazing compared to everyone else. So many animals have different patterned fur and skin... this is the human equivalent in my eyes, definitely nothing to be ashamed of
#25
Ocular Albinism Is A Genetic Condition That Primarily Affects The Eyes
This condition reduces the coloring (pigmentation) of the iris, which is the colored part of the eye, and the retina, which is the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Pigmentation in the eye is essential for normal vision.
#26
Trachea Hypermobility In Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
#27
Raynaud’s Phenomenon (Vasospasm)
#28
Buddy Of Mine Has A Double Big Toe. Yes, He Plays Soccer
#29
Heterochromia On Me. A Full Blue Eye, Then A Grey/Brown Eye
shanila.pheonix_ 2 years ago
heterochromia is so pretty!! i have a friend with central heterochromia and i love looking at her eyes :D
#30
I'm Able To Make It Look Like I Have Two Sets Of Small Lips
#31
Geographic Tongue
Ana Klekijeva 2 years ago (edited)
I have this. It camn be sometimes be painfull or sore. The patches tend to move around, and the white rings fade over the day (with tongue usage) but the darker pink spots are always vidible. Does someone know what it is ? My doctor didn't belive me and said she sees nothing.
#32
I Have A Coloboma - A Hole In The Structure Of The Eye
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
"A coloboma is a hole in one of the structures of the eye, such as the iris, retina, choroid, or optic disc. The hole is present from birth and can be caused when a gap called the choroid fissure, which is present during early stages of prenatal development, fails to close up completely before a child is born." Colobomas can affect the person's vision, but not always.
#33
I Was Born With A Crooked Bone In My Skull Resulting In My Unique Eyebrow
#34
I Won The Mutational Toe-Thumb Lottery (Localized Gigantism)
#35
My Thumb Bends Backwards
#36
My Daughter Was Born With Highlights
#37
My Newborn Son Was Born With A Heart-Shaped Thumb
#38
Day In The Life With Waardenburg
#39
I Was Born With Naturally Pointy Ears
#40
Some Of My Friends Told Me That My Fingers Are "Units"
#41
A Patch Of My Hair Fell Out 1.5 Years Ago And Has Grown Back Curly
DEW 2 years ago
My hair has always been thin and very straight. I started taking hair pills and now when I get out of the shower it's very curly. I usually blow dry my hair so it always straight. I'm going to let it dry naturally this summer just to see. I do have a lot more hair so I'm happy.
#42
Coloboma People Rise Up
#43
I Was Born With A Port Wine Stain Birthmark On The Left Side Of My Face. I’ve Never Let It Stop Me From Doing The Things I Want To Achieve
#44
I Have Marfan Syndrome And I'm Double-Jointed
Karen Krause 2 years ago
I don't have Marfens and I used to be able to do that when I was younger. My favorite joke in elementary was to 'accidentally' have the piano cover hit my hand and complain my hand was broken. Age has caught up with me.
#45
My Heel Has Strange Bumps When I Stand
#46
When Cooper Was About 3 Weeks Old, Waardenburg Syndrome Came Onto Our Radar For The First Time
Couldn't think of a decent name 2 years ago
He and his mother have a Youtube Channel named "Beth & Coop". His mother also made a book called "The ABCs of Inclusion". It's a picture book which teaches children the alphabet while educating about disabilities. The children in the book are based on real children.
#47
I Was Born Without The Rest Of My Ear
#48
Shaved My Head And Found These Weird Lines In It
Julia Mckinney 2 years ago
First of all, looks interesting. Second, my father-in-law shaved his head when my mother in law had breast cancer (15 yrs. remission, she's doing great) and swear to a deity- his head looked like a Klingons.
#49
I See Your Extra Toe And Raise You My Extra Thumb
#50
My Fingers Can Bend Way Back
Lance LaRocque 2 years ago (edited)
Could be Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, or general hypermobility.
#51
I Have A Rare Syndrome (Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome), Which Has Made My Eyes Have 3 Pupils. Here Is A Picture Of My Left Eye
#52
My Single Extremely Long Leg Hair
Princess Jade 2 years ago
Most people will have a hair on their body that has grown way longer then it's meant to.
#53
My Hands Under A UV Light
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
This isn't "unusual genetics", it's what sun-damaged skin looks like under a UV light :(
#54
I Have Marfan Syndrome. This Is My Hand Compared To My Face
#55
Polydactyly Is The Condition Of Being Born With An Extra Finger Or Toe. Most Of The Time, The Extra Digit Is Smaller Than The Other Digits And Is Not Well-Formed
This is a fairly common condition that can run in families. Most often, the extra digit is present on only one hand or foot but can occur on both hands or both feet, and less commonly on all four extremities (as seen in this patient).
#56
My Eye Has A Very Obvious Dark Ring
Aarin Elisabeth 2 years ago (edited)
I have Uveitic Glaucoma and developed blue coloring on my sclera too. I read iron deficiency., medications and some other disease can too. Hope she saw an eye specialist beyond a GP to double check everything is okay and its just a random normal thing for her.
#57
First Time Growing A Beard And Apparently I Have A Whirlpool Cowlick
Krešimir Radić 2 years ago
I have these on several places in my beard and in my hair. Here I was thinking everyone had them.
#58
Noticed My Pupils Are Two Different Sizes. I Was Discharged From The Hospital With A Diagnosis Of Anisocoria
#59
The Hands Of People With Ectrodactyly Tell A Story That Is Unique
#60
My Underlip Is Missing Pigmentation
#61
Children Born 11 Years Apart Have The Same Skin Tag In The Same Spot
#63
My Girlfriend Has Extremely Flexible Fingers
#64
My Partner's Hands When Her Raynaud's Flare Up
#65
My Hand Muscle Bunches Up When I Spread My Fingers
BoredPossum 2 years ago
Same here, that shouldn't be too uncommon. It's just a matter of contracting muscles and thickness.
#66
My Tonsil Looks Like It Is Haunted And Screaming In Horror
#67
Only My Right Arm Is Allergic To My Wristwatch
Kaspar Kristiansen 2 years ago
Maybe you're tightening it a bit much? don't think your left arm likes it either.
#68
My Left And Right Ears Are In Different Shapes. I Can Only Fit Earbuds In My Left Ear
#69
I Have A Patch On My Leg With An Abnormal Amount Of Hair
#70
I Have A Deviated Septum And Have Had One Since Birth. It's Made Portrait-Studies And Mask-Wearing Very Fun
#71
My Friend Kept Telling Me That One Of His Coworkers Had A Nipple On His Leg. I Said I Would Never Believe Him Unless He Got A Picture Of It. He Finally Was Able To Sneak A Photo
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
So OP's friend violated his co-worker's privacy and then OP put the photos on Reddit? Classy.
#72
My Hand Skin Sheds Once Every Year
#73
Some Extra Toes
#74
I Can Fold My Tongue Inward To Create This Cool Star/Diamond Shape
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
I can flip my tongue over in both directions besides rolling it as shown.
#75
My Skin Gets This Fun Pattern Whenever I’m Cold And Heat Up Really Quickly
Julie Buck 2 years ago
cornbeef legs, known as round our way. When you have stood next to the fire to long
#76
My Toes Make The Spock Salute
Lene 2 years ago
So do my toes on my right foot after a game of football back in ca. 2nd grade where someone accidently kicked their heel in between two of my toes. It was in gym class so we were all bare feet. And nobody believed me when I kept telling them for months that my toes still hurt. But now I am sure they were broken and has now healed -but askew.
#77
This Patch Of Hairless Skin On My Arm
#78
My Daughter Inherited My Wife's Double-Jointed Hips
#79
Massive Color Difference Between My Hands
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
That's not a normal "genetic mutation". That's a sign of something wrong, likely cardiovascular in nature. I hope OP saw a doctor ASAP!
#80
Red Mark That Appears On My Forehead Whenever I Get High
Eric Williams 2 years ago
That actually comes from smashing beer cans on your forehead. It'll go away if you stop.
#81
A Girl I Knew Online Years Ago Was Born With Her Tongue Slightly Connected To Her Mouth
#82
I've Had This Birthmark Since I Was Born. It Even Has Hair
#83
I Have A Geographic Tongue And Fissures
#84
I Have A Skin Bubble That Forms Only In My Right Hand Whenever I Squeeze Something Really Hard
#85
My Index Finger Nail Grows Bending Downward
#86
Most Of My Leg Hair Grow In Groups Of 3
Ana Klekijeva 2 years ago
Hair usually does, you just haven't noticed it sooner. Completely normal.
#87
Family Eye Colors - My Husband And I Have Brown Eyes, And Somehow The Kids Came Out With Blue And Hazel-Ish Eyes
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
Uh, that's not "unusual" genetics. That's normal genetics XD That's how recessive genes work.
#88
When I Squeeze My Partner’s Mouth Together It Looks Like He Has Two Identical Sets Of Lips Together Side By Side
#89
This Raised Skin With A Hole In The Middle On My Index Forms Every Time My Hand Gets Wet
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Sky Render 2 years ago
I can't even show the really amazing part of my unique anatomy because it's genital related. I am an XX/XY chimera, born with two sets of genitals that had differentiated development. I also have patches of skin on my lower arms and legs that are different skin and hair color from the rest of me (as well as entirely different and noticeably thicker hair growth pattern).
ElfVibratorGlitter 2 years ago (edited)
Chimerism is fascinating to me. You really are an incredibly unique individual!
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LB 2 years ago (edited)
I have a vitiligo spot on my belly, neutral. Muscular disorder that is super rare, not so fun. Pacemaker/ICD at 33, had to sell my racing bike and quit 90% of yoga. Meh. Disability is minor though, some folks are in wheelchairs by 12, but not me. Oh and when I get stressed or very hot develop tiny blisters on hands and feet, so the skin peels off eventually. Icky.
Anon Ymous 2 years ago
I have hyperdontia so I had a few extra sets of teeth when I was growing up
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
My kid had "shark teeth." Not that rare. Instead of growing straight down and pushing the milk teeth down, they grew behind the milk teeth, and moved forward, so that he'd have two teeth in the same position for a while.
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Sky Render 2 years ago
I can't even show the really amazing part of my unique anatomy because it's genital related. I am an XX/XY chimera, born with two sets of genitals that had differentiated development. I also have patches of skin on my lower arms and legs that are different skin and hair color from the rest of me (as well as entirely different and noticeably thicker hair growth pattern).
ElfVibratorGlitter 2 years ago (edited)
Chimerism is fascinating to me. You really are an incredibly unique individual!
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I have a vitiligo spot on my belly, neutral. Muscular disorder that is super rare, not so fun. Pacemaker/ICD at 33, had to sell my racing bike and quit 90% of yoga. Meh. Disability is minor though, some folks are in wheelchairs by 12, but not me. Oh and when I get stressed or very hot develop tiny blisters on hands and feet, so the skin peels off eventually. Icky.
Anon Ymous 2 years ago
I have hyperdontia so I had a few extra sets of teeth when I was growing up
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
My kid had "shark teeth." Not that rare. Instead of growing straight down and pushing the milk teeth down, they grew behind the milk teeth, and moved forward, so that he'd have two teeth in the same position for a while.
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