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sorry for the bad quality, my phone is bad up close

I hit my pinky finger real bad while hammering a nail when I was a kid, it broke off some of the skin but when it grew back it kinda has a divit in it. Doesn't hurt or cause issues in any way but it's just kinda a interesting part about my body that's unique and I probably wouldn't fix if given the chance.

I've come to love these little inconstancies that shows that a body has been used for fun and living, scars with a story are really sweet.

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My left eye is like half the size of my right eye I guess.

[–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

I have 5 spleens.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Extra pair of ribs, which was fun at trivia one night...

"How many pairs of ribs do human beings have?"

"Well, first you need to know I have 13 pairs of ribs, that being said, human beings have 12 pairs of ribs."

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Neat. And thanks to Marilyn Manson, we're still on target to maintain an average of 12 pairs of ribs pp

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you know that Marilyn Manson got his bottom ribs removed so he could suck other guys’ dicks

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

It doesn't sound like it makes sense, but if you know, you know!

That's an urban legend. He actually got them removed so God could make him two wives and he could suck their dicks.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fun Christian bone trivia:

The "Adam's rib" myth is obviously a retcon because even super primative people knew ribs were symmetrical. Hell, back then with less obesity and clothes, ribs were probably pretty obvious.

That's not even getting into how bones are super obvious after death.

There's one bone that male humans uniquely don't have, and is related to why the Romans and Greeks thought a small flaccid penis was the peak of human masculinity.

We don't have a literal bone in our boners.

A difference that humans would have noticed.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago

A more accurate translation is the "side" of Adam, with the idea he was made from mud or clay and that part was pinched off as you'd do pottery to make Eve.

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 24 points 1 week ago (6 children)

My unbelievably large penis

[–] itkovian@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That is correct. It is unbelievable. /s

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is my left ring finger. None of my other fingers bend like that. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

My big toes give a thumbs up. They are the reason why most shoes won't fit. That, and that my feet are short but wide.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why does your foot look like a Monty Python illustration?

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I don't know, but thanks for the laugh

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[–] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have a weird nub of bone protruding from my lower jaw under the tongue. Like a little skin covered spike.

Oh, also have a "hair" (maybe more like a mole?) on each side of my abdomen that when agitated, I get a sharp pain on the inside of the corresponding elbow.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have a weird nub of bone protruding from my lower jaw under the tongue. Like a little skin covered spike.

mandibular tori is what this is called. The Xray tech told me to ask my dentist about having it removed and the dentist said it's a brutal procedure and recovery (literally shaving the bone down) so not to bother unless it's causing issues.

[–] linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Huh, I guess I shouldn't be surprised it had a name :P

And yeah, I can't imagine it to be a comfortable procedure. Sounds way worse than when I got my tonsils out.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I have never met someone else who has tested it, so I don't know if it's common or not, but I can blow air out of my tear ducts. When underwater at the pool, it looks like two narrow streams of bubbles rising from the inside corners.

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Your tear ducts (and everyone else's as well) are connected to your nasal cavity. It's where tears drain and partly why we get runny noses when our eyes are tearing up.

Definitely more unusual to be able to force air the other way, but not impossible. I'll sometimes do it accidentally if blowing my nose too hard.

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[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

I saw a drag queen use liquid eyeliner on her waterline (you're not supposed to do that) and it came out her nose lol

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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ah, my 10 seconds of fame. Here it is : I am slightly allergic to eggplant and tuna

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)
  1. I can produce rumbling sound inside my ears
  2. I have extra pair of teeth
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I never got my wisdom teeth removed and everything fits fine. Do you have an extra set of teeth on top of that??

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 2 points 6 days ago

They didn't come out yet, but yeah. I have 9th top tooths, not bottom tho. I did find out twice. I had xray but forgot about it after the first time.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can do the rumbling sound too. Can also wiggle ears. I can also make the air smell funny.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

Does the funny smell come.... From your... ears?

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[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Once upon a time, as a kid, I cut myself with a razor leading to this cool scar. I used this scar for a very long time as a way of differentiating between left and right lol

Picture

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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Due to a knee surgery many years ago, I have one leg slightly longer than the other & have slightly off kilter walk. A completely unlikely scenario in which I’m stranded in the desert and must walk for help. I fear I may trek for what seems an eternity only to find myself coming full circle. Again most likely will not occur. But if so, I am prepared to account for leg length deficit.

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

The dent in my fucking head where a doctor saved my life I guess. That & the sensitive skin around it.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Oh, there's one ! I can sweat out of the palms of my hands on demand (both palms and fingertips actually). It's not a lot of sweat, but enough to turn the pages of a dry book easily

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 10 points 6 days ago

I wish I could do this in reverse. My palms always be sweatin'.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Check! Maybe you're spiderman/spiderthem!

[–] hash@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hey, my thumb's like that but it's cause I chopped a bit off with a machete.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a dark spot on one finger that came from my ex wife stabbing me with a pencil.

[–] blx@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've got one of these, and I'm pretty sure I found a subreddit about people like us at some point. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

[Edit] There ya go: https://www.reddit.com/r/PencilStabbers/

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

When I was very young I stuck my index finger in fire, it burnt a chunk of it, so now I only have about half a fingerprint on that finger.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago

I have a dent in my shin bone from a really big hit that didn't quite manage to break it. It's visible if you look close. I also feel rapid temperature/pressure changes there.

"My shin bones screamin', I figure a storm's coming"

[–] truite@jlai.lu 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My hands are cold, and my nails are a little blue most of time. What is more uncommon is that my thumbs are cold too.

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

Life has given me many scars, and there's a story behind every single one. Often mountain bikes were involved

Like that one time we were drinking at friend's place, and I fell and hit my hand on his bike's brake disc 😅

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