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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.
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."
Neat. And thanks to Marilyn Manson, we're still on target to maintain an average of 12 pairs of ribs pp
Do you know that Marilyn Manson got his bottom ribs removed so he could suck other guys’ dicks
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.
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.
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.
This is my left ring finger. None of my other fingers bend like that. 🤷🏻♂️
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
ah, my 10 seconds of fame. Here it is : I am slightly allergic to eggplant and tuna
amazing
Can do the rumbling sound too. Can also wiggle ears. I can also make the air smell funny.
Does the funny smell come.... From your... ears?
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
My left eye is like half the size of my right eye I guess.
0_o
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.
The dent in my fucking head where a doctor saved my life I guess. That & the sensitive skin around it.
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
I wish I could do this in reverse. My palms always be sweatin'.
Check! Maybe you're spiderman/spiderthem!
Hey, my thumb's like that but it's cause I chopped a bit off with a machete.
I have a dark spot on one finger that came from my ex wife stabbing me with a pencil.
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/
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.
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"
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.
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 😅
I have 5 spleens.
The two toes closest to my big toe on each foot are "webbed" (connected up to the first knuckle). I've noticed people have this to varying degrees but I've never seen it as much as my dad's side of the family. My right foot has it slightly more than my left.
I can't make my pinky and ring finger touch my other fingers on my left hand. It looks like I'm doing a bad Vulcan impression if I try. I can however make them touch if I bend my fingers. But if they are straight, they flex out to the side. I've tried for years to correct it but had no success.
I fell off my bike on my way to school and ended up scraping up both of knees. My right knee taking most of the damage, need stitches but I didn’t know any better, as well as, Usa healthcare being so expensive I didn’t bother going to the hospital. That wound open up whenever I bend that knee a bit too much, like going up the stairs or walk too fast, I had to limp on left leg and drag my right leg to avoid opening the wound again. It took months but eventually it healed. Now, the scar is forever on my right knee and just a minor eyesore. It looks bruised and smooth than regular skin. Also, because of that fall, whenever I bend my right knee, I can see a slight protruding bone bump. Doesn’t hurt though.
My right pinky is severely bent at the topmost joint. It made learning the piano somewhat challenging, since the pinky sometimes "locks" itself if I try to extend my fingers too much. And if it does, I have to do a little wiggle movement to release it painlessly. If I try to force it, it makes a very loud snap and it hurts for a second.
Otherwise it has not affected my life in any way.
And I can make goose bumps / make my body hair rise up at will. It only lasts a few seconds every time, but it did make for a fun party trick when I was younger and a very hairy guy.
