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“40 Years Of Hiding These”: 85 Surprising Body Features That Make People Stand Out
The human body is pretty amazing, and I mean that in the true sense of the word: it’s both impressive and, at times, genuinely surprising. It’s easy to take that for granted, forgetting that our bodies aren’t just what we see on the outside, but a complex, interconnected network of cells, tissues, organs and bones working together in ways we don’t always understand.
It’s just as easy to forget that beyond the obvious differences in how we look, we’re all unique in ways we might never expect—that is, until someone shows off a “party trick” like touching their nose with their tongue. (I pretty much made this my unofficial life mission after watching my grandmother do it.) Some of these quirks are more common than others, but some are the kind of anomalies you’d rarely come across, and those are exactly what this list is about.
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#1
I Have Vitiligo & Heterochromia
I was born with Heterochromia & developed Vitiligo when I was around 8-9 years old. I used to hate living with both conditions, but have learned to embrace & love my appearance.
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#2
My Sister Is A Ginger And Has Heterochromia. A Genetic Masterpiece!
#4
My Child That Was Born Last Week Has Natural Blonde Highlights
Purple Gurl 1 month ago
Hopefully they don't fade out. They will never need a color appointment.
#5
My Niece Has 6 Fingers On Both Hands
#6
I Was Born With A Giant Congenital Nevus
#7
I Was Born With One Of The Rarest Forms Of Belly Buttons In The World
Laugh or not 1 month ago
You are not born with a belly button. The form of the belly button depends of the cut of the ombilical cord.
#8
I Was Born Without Finger Or Toe Prints
#9
I See Your Single Webbed Finger And Raise You Both Hands
#10
Feet With No Toe Nails
UnclePanda 1 month ago
Is this available as an upgrade? My toenails are getting farther away and my arms aren't getting any longer.
#11
Vitiligo Turned My Eyelashes And Beard White
Paul White 1 month ago
My BIL was salt and pepper gray when her graduated high school and was completely gray when he finished college 4 years later.
#12
My Vitiligo Hair. The White Hair Contains No Pigment
#13
My Hands After A Couple Hours In The Cold Due To Thoracic Outlet Syndrome And Functional Acrocyanosis
#14
My Hairy Legs
iseefractals 1 month ago
You all called them crazy. Conspiracy theorists. Delusional, unhinged, obsessed with mythological creatures.....but now, we can see sasquatch is not only real....but a reddit user.
#15
Human Eye With True Polycoria (Multiple Pupils)
#17
I Have A Birth Defect That Makes Me Unable To Bend My Thumbs
#18
Mri Photo Of My Brain Yes This Is Real
Amy-Jane Foster 1 month ago
No, it is not d**g related - birth deformaty I expect, like the sclerosis i have on my left hippocampus.al lobe
#19
Webbed Toes - After 40 Years Of Hiding These… Ive Decided To Reveal!
#20
My Sons Hair Is Half Straight Half Curly Almost Down The Middle
#21
My Boyfriend Has These Swirls On Both Sides Of His Neck
#22
I Have Dermatographia Which Means I Can ‘Draw’ On My Skin
Elladine DesIsles 1 month ago
This occurs sometimes as an isolated condition, but can also be part of a broader mast cell disorder. This is one of the reasons I am now being assessed for MCAS; yes, I can also write on my skin. It isn't so much a fun party trick in my case, though, as the itching is unbearable, even with a high dose of antihistamines.
#23
I Have (Almost) No Eye Colour
Debby Keir 1 month ago
It's not the 'eye colour' that's the odd thing - it's the coloboma (misshapen) pupil
#24
I Have Fraternal Thumbs, 1 From Each Parent Due To A Genetic Mutation On My Dads Side (Unilateral Brachydactyly Type D)
Anna Losonczy 1 month ago
I have the same weird thumb, but only on my right hand. :D My aunt and I have this in our family.
#25
The Hair On My Body Grows In 3's
#26
My Tongue Is Naturally Forked
Bill Richman 1 month ago
I'm guessing that the person who commented, "Liar!" and got downvoted into oblivion was making a joke based on "speaking with a forked tongue" and nobody got it. RIP, subtle humour.
#27
My Left Hand Is Missing A Finger As It Was What Formed My Thumb
#28
This Is A Condition Called Hyperdontia
#29
This Patch Of White Hair We Somehow Just Found On My Head Today At Only 20 Years Old
#30
My Hair Strand That Turned Gray Halfway Then Got Its Color Back
#31
Got Into A Bubble Bath That Was Too Hot And My Fingernails Made A Gradient
#32
My Sister-In-Law’s Eyes Are 2 Different Colors, And Her Right Pupil Is Shaped Like A Cat’s Eye
#33
I Met The Guy Who Has No Middle Joints
#34
Eye After Retinal Detachment Surgery. The Surgeon Had To Cut The Iris Which Resulted In A Permanent Fixed Pupil And Hole In The Iris. The Orange Blob Is Light Reflecting Through The Hole Off The Back Off The Eye
#35
Luckily, Is Not The Middle Finger
#36
I've Never Seen A Newborn Picture Of My Thumb Heart. Welcome To The Thumb Heart Club Little Guy !
#37
My Beard Grows 1/4 Orange And Is Split At Pretty Much The Middle Of My Chin (Even Extends Up To My Bottom Lip)
MaryLou Hegarty Ruiz 1 month ago
My mother was a strawberry blonde until she was 4. At that time her hair turned dark(almost black) except a 1 inch stripe down the back of her head which stayed that color until it went white when she was old((er)
#38
I Have An Extra Tooth On The Roof Of My Mouth!
#39
This Kid That Goes To My School Has An Extra Finger On His Right Hand
nut nibbler 1 month ago
OK I'll admit it, I am wondering which finger they use to give someone the middle finger.
#40
My Blood Vessels Pick Up More Dirt
#41
My Pupils Became Asymmetrical During A Cluster Headache
#42
I Have An Eye Freckle
#43
My Skin Shed Like Snakes
#44
I Have Two Teeth "Fist Bumping" Inside Of My Jaw Bone
#45
I Only Get Goosebumps On One Side Of My Body Ever Since I Had Spine Surgery
#47
I Have 7 Wisdom Teeth
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
I had 7 as well! I had them removed when I was a teenager. My dental surgeon made a joke about how I would have been deád by age 25 if I was born in a time before modern dental surgery XD He said 7 was the most he had personally seen in a person. I opted for full anesthesia and NOT a local during removal surgery XD
#48
Four Fingers
#49
I Lost My Hair In Spots And It Grew Back White
#50
My Fiance Has A Spot That Glows Green Under UV Light
#51
My Thumb Nail Has A Ribbed Texture
#52
The Bits I Found On My Tongue The Other Day
#53
My Pinky Toe Nails Grow Completely Vertical
#54
My Grandpas Cool Eye
#55
How My Vitiligo Changes From The Winter To The Summer
#56
Even Though All The Hair On My Body Is Black, My Mustache And Beard Are Red
#57
We Call It His Spare Brain
#58
My Middle And Ring Finger Are Connected
#59
My Crooked Index Finger, Thought I Should Leave It Here
#60
The Scar On My Hand, From A Skin Transplant From My Upper Arm, Gets More Tanned Than The Rest
#61
This Patch On My Skin Never Tans/Burns. I’ve Had It Since I Was Born!
#62
I Can Twist My Leg Around Completely Backwards
#63
The Only White Hair In My Body Is Growing On My Eyebrow, And It's Pretty Big Compared To The Other Hairs
Sara Frazer 1 month ago (edited)
Ah. I get one of these randomly in my right eyebrow. Long, wispy and thin, like a head hair. Very silver. I do have a gray patch on top my head, but this one long hair that randomly appears, seemingly all at once, bothers me. I actually welcome my gray hairs on my head, but that eyebrow hair, so physically different than usual eyebrow hairs...?? What are you doing there?!! °~°
#64
I Have A Patch On My Leg With An Abnormal Amount Of Hair
#65
My Fingers Turn Pale Sometimes
#66
Went To The Dentist Today, I Already Have All My Adult Teeth But Turns Out I Have A Bonus Tooth
StarCrossedFriday 1 month ago
I could do with some bonus teeth...why can't we be more like sharks? Or at least have a third set that comes through in middle age?
#67
My Left Eye Is About 1/3 Grey
#68
Husband’s Reaction At The Gym When His Body Temp Goes Up Too Quickly
#70
I Can Bend My Toes Back To My Foot
#71
I Have A Giant Birthmark On My Head
#72
I Have A Double Uvula
#73
Nevus Spilus Birthmark
#74
Weirdly Shaped Pupil
#75
My Friend's Skin Graft After Healing
#76
Amelogenesis Imperfecta
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
My dog Stilgar has this on the few adult teeth that he does have, due to having the distemper virus as a puppy. For some reason, one of the things that the distemper virus "attacks" is tooth enamel. His puppy teeth were normal, but his adult teeth were not. Very few actually "formed" and erupted normally (he has maybe 7-10?) and they all lack enamel. They all looked brown/discolored from the moment they erupted. He also has neurological and mobility issues from distemper, but he survived, he has no idea he is disabled, and he can still eat just fine! Sometimes his tongue flops out of his mouth because he lacks the teeth to hold it in (see photo in comment below.) We do have to keep an eye on his teeth because the lack of enamel makes them more fragile than normal teeth; I imagine OP has to do the same.
#77
I Can Touch My Pinky And Ring Finger To My Wrist
#78
My Baby’s Third Toe Is The Longest
#79
My Full Body Allergic Rash “Went Around” All My Tattoos
#80
The Way The Color Is Coming Back On My Burn Wound
#81
I Have Hereditary Angioedema, Which Causes My Body Parts To Spontaneously Swell At Times (Left Is Normal, Right Is Swollen)
#83
Sometimes My Veins Are Sunken Instead Of Raised
#84
Dark Tan Line Showed Up On My Thumb Nail, Won’t Go Away
#85
My Hair Got Darker During Pregnancy
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Scribbles & Scares 1 month ago
I could not look at any of the actual teeth ones... new fear unlocked?
Rita O'Brien 1 week ago (edited)
I have triple variations of hetrochromia which hav eled to my eyes being described as "having sunflowers in them", "looking like nebula" and my favourite "multicoloured like a lizard 's"
Scribbles & Scares 1 month ago
I could not look at any of the actual teeth ones... new fear unlocked?
Rita O'Brien 1 week ago (edited)
I have triple variations of hetrochromia which hav eled to my eyes being described as "having sunflowers in them", "looking like nebula" and my favourite "multicoloured like a lizard 's"
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