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handsthefram , RDNE Stock project Report

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have All my grandparents made it to at least 100.

Final score:

131points

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geezeronthehill 5 months ago

The expectation is high.

25points

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Being born to my parents. Unconditional love is powerful.

fatburger321 , Harrison Haines Report

Final score:

126points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 5 months ago

Awww! I love this one. I am lucky to say I have this too.

40points

that_gay_with_chains , Nguyễn Hiệp Report

The genome of each of us is absolutely unique (unless you have a twin sibling), and each of us has physical or mental characteristics that do make us special. The only question is how much these “superpowers” stand out against the general background of our lives, and how much they make our lives easier. We can agree, it would be weird, for example, to have excellent night vision - but at the same time go to bed at sunset and wake up at dawn all your life!

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Not so much a win for me, but a win for others. I have 0- blood and no diseases, so I can donate to others a lot.

Final score:

124points

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Con O Cuinn 5 months ago

Universal donor but can only receive O- blood themselves. Blessing and a curse.

56points

SpontaneousTales , Ana Essentiels Report

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I don’t get body odor. I still sweat but no matter how much I sweat I don’t smell. My dad is the same way and it infuriates my sister who did not inherit those genes.

Final score:

111points

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MotherofGuineaPigs 5 months ago

I got my fathers sweat genes - like a horse in full lather anytime it's above 75f

27points

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Memory

If I see it, it sticks. Made college really easy, but it’s why my biggest fear in life is getting dementia / Alzheimer’s.

CountOff , Nicola Barts Report

Final score:

97points

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Sky Render 5 months ago

Can relate. School was a breeze for me and only my refusal to do homework ever got me in trouble (because I didn't see the point in it). I still have a stupidly sharp memory, much to my wife's annoyance.

23points

By the way, we often “pay” for having any specific innate skills or abilities with the absence of other talents. We don’t need to go far to find an example - let's take me. I have a really excellent text memory - I remember large amounts of information without any problems, I remember facts I heard once a long time ago - but at the same time I have a terrible memory for faces.

In the old days, it was believed that to acquire special abilities, a person, voluntarily or not, “pays” with otherworldly forces - which is why many sorcerers or shamans in fairy tales or legends may not have a limb or grow old sharply after acquiring magical abilities. For example, the Scandinavian god Odin, as we know, gave his own eye in return for wisdom.

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Mosquitos go for me only if other people are not around. I'm like last resort.

DCFud , Anuj Report

Final score:

96points

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TheGoodBoi 5 months ago

Lucky, I'm the first the go to. They will fight through any mosquito repellant to get to me...

62points

Dovriath , Александар Цветановић Report

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have There's more, but I can feel well rested with just 4-6 hours of sleep. This is due to a genetic mutation present in only 1-3% of the global population.

Final score:

85points

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Gabby M 5 months ago

Another "I wish" ... sigh

24points

_functionalanxiety , Engin Akyurt Report

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Thick hair.

Aside from the downside of *millions* of falling hair everyday, my hair stays hella thick.

Final score:

82points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 5 months ago

Same! I love my hair and when it's nice (which it rarely is because thick hair is a LOT to take care of) people compliment me on it all the time.

18points

On the other hand, if you don’t have anything like that, don’t be upset either. Just think about it - the absence of any unpleasant features is already an advantage of sorts. For example, I already wrote that my wife and I both love cats very much, with one significant difference - my wife is allergic to them, and I am not. However, every time I see a cute kitty, I also have to make a difficult but predetermined choice... Well, okay, that wasn’t a successful example!

#10

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I'm immune to poison ivy. I don't get a rash.

ca77ywumpus , James Whitney Report

Final score:

80points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

In scouting, we were playing some sort of capture the flag game. Five of us jumped into a ditch to hide and four of us damn near died of poison ivy. That was also the day that I became the official campsite poison ivy remover, a post I held for years.

34points

#11

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I'm a woman. My leg hairs are so light and thin they're barely visible. Never have I shaved my legs.

Edit: never plucked my eyebrows either. They've been in perfect shape since I was born. I have dark eyebrows and eyelashes.

Aurora_96 , Sora Shimazaki Report

Final score:

80points

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Serena Myers 5 months ago

I get the leg hair, but my invisible leg hair is down to old age! On the minus side, my eyebrows and eyelashes are invisible as well!!

16points

Spoonthedude92 , animationscreencaps Report

#12

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I have highly concentrated taste buds. So I'm classified as a "super" taster. And can discern flavors in just about everything I eat. Same with smells. Probably the reason people say I'm such a good cook. Only 25% of people in the world are super tasters. But I think that's pretty cool.

Final score:

77points

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Ace 5 months ago (edited)

The downside of being a supertaster is that there are many foods that I just cannot abide. Anything bitter, basically, so a lot of veg are borderline, some fruits (e.g. grapefruit) and a lot of drinks. Oh, and goat's cheese, although that's not bitter and may be unrelated to the supertaster thing, idk.

35points

geezeronthehill 5 months ago

Do you taste artificial sweeteners as bitter? My wife had that.

9points

Id row 5 months ago

"Only 25% are super tasters.". One out of every four people have that? That's 2 billion people, lol.

4points

Charles McChristy 5 months ago

So, 1 in 4 people have this? That's not very rare.

1point

BarkingSquirell 5 months ago (edited)

Me, too. Slip some cumin into the stew? I know. Is there cardamum in my rice pudding? You betcha there is (and I wouldn't have it any other way.)

1point

Miki 5 months ago

1/4 is not rare at all :D

1point

Ozymandias73 5 months ago

I'm a super smeller. My sense of smell is very acute. I cook by smelling when the food is done. I of course use a time, but I can usually tell when something is done like 30secs before the timer goes off w/o fail. It's also a curse as well. Any bad smells I'll pick up very quickly and those around me think I'm crazy until the smell finally hits them minutes later.

1point

Mari 5 months ago

I am also a super smeller, my son is a supertaster.

1point

Gourdeous 5 months ago

For me it also goes along with being a super sniffer though. I find so many odours unbearable

1point

TooTrue 5 months ago

The other downside of super taste/smell is you also become the official sniffer of bad food. (Yes, one of the 25% too). Actually smokers and body odour is the worst, makes me gag when my husband doesn't even notice it. And people say I'm a good cook too.

1point

Eleanor Watcin-Thomas 5 months ago

I'd love this trait cos I love to cook. What a bonus !

0points

Anna Drever 5 months ago

My mother has excellent sense of smell. She’s a super sniffer. Did not pass that on to me. I’ve lived half my life with a blocked nose which has its benefits when the dog 💨.

0points

EP 5 months ago

I love This photo!

0points

Student River Basler 5 months ago

almostsupertaster 75 precent of the time im wrong

0points

Student River Basler 5 months ago

edit, *75 prwecent of the time im right

0points

Ephemera Image 5 months ago

i do think that many people lose their sense of taste through smoking, and eating meat drenched in spicy condiments. I'm also vegetarian, possibly that and eating home-made dishes that are 'plain' to others helps as well. To me, those foods have subtle, rich flavours that others find tasteless. To each his own.

0points

_physically_insane_(he/him) 5 months ago

There’s a webcomic called Gourmet Hound that has a girl that can smell really well (it’s on webtoons) is that like this?

0points

Trentin Quarantino 5 months ago

I used to be like that before I got Covid.

0points

Material_Draft5926 , Shiny Diamond Report

By the way, do you know what unique superpower you may also have? I’ll tell you: this special ability is to scroll the list to the end and write an interesting comment. Yes, that’s a superpower too! So let's check if you have this superpower! Why not, right?

#13

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Good teeth! Didn't have dental insurance for 7 years, went to dentist, she complimented me on having good strong teeth! Its good genes because I only started flossing at age 40.

Final score:

76points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

You are very lucky. I have hit an age where my teeth are cracking. I don't recommend ot.

18points

#14

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have One I like to flex is I have no allergies 😌

Edit*
Okay, yet. I have no allergies yet 😭 so far in my 28 years. I've been lucky 😌.

hiddendoor_5 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

71points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

I have adult onset allergies. They started when I was about 35. They get worse over time.

34points

#15

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Literally got the results back today from a fertility panel that screens for almost 500 disorders and gene mutations and I carry NONE OF THEM. Doc said it’s super rare to not carry even a few recessive issues. Pretty neat! Got to tell my parents they made a near perfect human ;)

Edit to add for everyone: it’s a panel from Natera. You ask your OB or a Genetic Counselor (or geneticist) to order it. Some insurances cover it. Others don’t. I think we’ll end up paying $300 per person for ours. It’s a blood draw and it gets sent to their lab in CA.

Edit 2: please stop telling me to procreate. That’s why we got the testing done. And stop telling me to be an egg donor. Not something that I’m remotely interested in.

Mokelachild , Kelly Sikkema Report

Final score:

64points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 5 months ago

The edits are so funny. Like of course the internet told her to have kids and be an egg donor.🤣

51points

#16

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Eyelashes. I don't use Mascara because they are so long. .

pookie74 , Tommy van Kessel Report

Final score:

57points

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Gabby M 5 months ago (edited)

I wish. Eyebrows, head hair super lacking. But so is leg hair and underarm. Am I lucky or not lol? Also barely any grey @ 64.

9points

#17

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Both my mother and grandmother had breast and uterine cancer (which they recovered from, thankfully). Due to my family history my primary care provider tested me for the breast cancer genes, and I don't have them! Woohoo!

[Edit: thank you all for your concern. I still get screened. My mother tested positive for the genes and I did not. I know there are other types of breast/uterine cancers and my risk is not zero. I am just happy I have a lower risk of that particular family curse.].

Bwahalla , Anna Tarazevich Report

Final score:

57points

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Foxglove🇮🇪 5 months ago

My mum had breast cancer twice, 10 years apart - triple negative so genetic testing is of limited benefit.

3points

#18

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Lol I inherited lots of genetic losses but one win is my body type - I've always looked athletic (thin with moderate muscle mass) even when I've been extremely out of shape.

expat_mel , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

56points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 5 months ago

We all wish 🤣

24points

iamtayareyoutaytoo , Karolina Grabowska Report

#19

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have No wisdom teeth! Like, never ever.

Final score:

54points

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Donkey boi 5 months ago

I think I got yours! I got an extra set.

30points

#20

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have My genetic flex is great skin. I appreciate it all the time and wish I could brag, lol.

CherryBombO_O , Linda Prebreza Report

Final score:

53points

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martymcmatrix 5 months ago

What does »great skin« means exactly?

6points

#21

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Grey eyes...actual grey not tiktok trendy grey.

Bodatheyoda , ShotPot Report

Final score:

52points

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Angela C 5 months ago

I didn't know "TikTok trendy grey" eyes were a thing

27points

#22

I’m a twin and my twin is like the other half of my heart. I would feel so lost without that connection, and I’m so grateful.

bullhorn_big*ss Report

Final score:

52points

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Wendy Hamilton 5 months ago

That's so sweet.

10points

#23

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I have never had a headache before.

zBabyHank , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

51points

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Kitty 5 months ago

What!? I always have at least a small one

23points

#24

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have Low (not abnormally…) blood pressure.

CaliNVJ , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Final score:

50points

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MotherofGuineaPigs 5 months ago

same - however they freak out when they take my resting pulse - 100 / 110

10points

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#35

35 People Who Won The Gene Lottery Share The Traits They Are Happy To Have I don’t get the “Asian Flush/Glow” after drinking.

dedeenxo , Mai Anh Report

Final score:

20points

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ADZ 5 months ago

? Can someone explain this to me?

14points

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Mr. Jones 5 months ago

I won't test this theory, but I was ridiculously reckless in my 20s and 30s when it came to sex. I'm gay and had a huge chip on my shoulder. When I smartened up in my mid 30s, I went to my doctor and asked him to test me for every STD known to man. I was worried AF. I was convinced I was HIV+ because I knew what I had done. My results came back clean as a whistle. So I went to a local health clinic and again clean as a whistle. I went back to my doctor and told him there was no way I was HIV-. He told me there is a very small percentage of people who are immune to it and they don't know why. I won't test it though. Happily married and monogamous. I met one other guy who was told the same thing. I always wondered why they didn't test our blood for a possible vaccine.

7points

Grenelda Thurber 5 months ago

I had an acquaintance who was HIV+ for 20 years (80's&90's, before effective treatment) and never had any symptoms. He said he'd probably had an entire body's worth of blood drawn over those years. Everybody wanted wanted to study his blood. We lost touch, not sure where he is now.

3points

T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago

I have a "photographic memory". Well, there's no such thing actually, but I have a really good memory. When I was a child at school I could remember answers by picturing the page the work was on. It's ironic that I have trouble with faces, but once I remember you, I will be able to tell you all sorts of things we did that you've forgotten. I've had kids I taught come up to me, and they had to tell me who they were, but once they did, I could tell them where they sat in my class, anything interesting they said or did ("You drew a cartoon of me teaching about the Titanic!" "You asked me what an ystervark was in English and I said an iron pig!") and even sometimes what their marks were. But I would not be able to pick them out of a lineup!

4points

Katchen 5 months ago

I also have a good memory but am terrible with faces. Huh.

2points

Archie Hayden 5 months ago

I can’t get brain freeze

3points

MezzoPiano 5 months ago

I'm in my 40s and have better than 20/20 vision.

2points

BarkingSquirell 5 months ago

Hold on to it! At 44 I was tested as "having the eyes of a child." I sure grew up fast. :(

1point

Sky Render 5 months ago

I can't throw up any longer. Despite many occasions where I should have, that ability has evaded me for over 20 years now.

2points

Mark Kelly 5 months ago

I only throw up some things like food poisoning and drinking too much but I don't drink too much anyway.

0points

Lupita Nyong'heaux 5 months ago

my sister has never been able to burp/belch. she prolly was able to as a baby when they burp you, but she hasn't been able to since we were old enough to realize she couldn't.

0points

T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago

I can only throw up when I have a fever and it's involuntary. I've never thrown up on purpose.

0points

Dumb teenager 5 months ago

Damn, until a year ago I would throw up once a day at a minimum

0points

Joy 5 months ago

I think the only "good" thing that I really have is that my leg hair is super light and fine. You have to look really closely in order to see it. I haven't shaved my legs in years, not even for my wedding. My husband doesn't give 2 shakes if I do or not either.

1point

August 5 months ago

I have double jointed thumbs, and I get pink eye a LOT!

0points

Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

A constitution like a horse. I very rarely get sick and when I do I can usually shrug it off after a day or two. When I got COVID my only symptoms were tiredness and a mild sore throat which went away after a day of bed rest (granted I was vaccinated but even so).

0points

JP 5 months ago

I'm 62 and do not have grey hair and very few wrinkles. I've had people tell me I look 45.

0points

Cool crow 5 months ago

This was a fun and informative list! Thank you BP.

0points

Mark Kelly 5 months ago (edited)

Let's see, Im 43 and lean and pretty much the same weight I've been since my late teens, a full thick head of hair, I basically never get headaches, I'm naturally ripped. No allergies as far as I know. Perfect vision.

0points

EP 5 months ago

I really liked this list. Good examples of things to be grateful for that just happened to you without any work at all.

0points

Alex Ruddies 5 months ago (edited)

Cholesterol isn't an issue for me. Both my mom and I have an enzyme that prevents cholesterol from sticking. Which is kinda funny because my maternal grandfather's body produced cholesterol like a heart attack machine...oh, and my family on my mom's side has a natural immunity to small pox, if that ever becomes an issue again.

0points

Kristal 5 months ago

I suppose mine would be youthful. I can lie and say I'm an age 10 years younger than I actually am and it's believable. I do NOT look my age. This can be a blessing and a curse, particularly for a female.

0points

Notme 5 months ago

I was the same and this has suddenly changed, I guess due to hormonal changes. Now 45 and I defo look my age. Not terrible, just my age.

0points

Eclipse 5 months ago

I never forget a face

0points

Stew 5 months ago

I can make myself sneeze if I have a decent light source. Fun little party trick to show off.

0points

Mere Cat 4 months ago

I can make myself cough by lightly putting a finger in my ear. Arnold's reflex, not that many have it. Not that cool as a party trick since faking a cough isn't that hard XD

0points

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Mr. Jones 5 months ago

7points

Grenelda Thurber 5 months ago

3points

T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago

4points

Katchen 5 months ago

I also have a good memory but am terrible with faces. Huh.

2points

Archie Hayden 5 months ago

I can’t get brain freeze

3points

MezzoPiano 5 months ago

I'm in my 40s and have better than 20/20 vision.

2points

BarkingSquirell 5 months ago

Hold on to it! At 44 I was tested as "having the eyes of a child." I sure grew up fast. :(

1point

Sky Render 5 months ago

I can't throw up any longer. Despite many occasions where I should have, that ability has evaded me for over 20 years now.

2points

Mark Kelly 5 months ago

I only throw up some things like food poisoning and drinking too much but I don't drink too much anyway.

0points

Lupita Nyong'heaux 5 months ago

my sister has never been able to burp/belch. she prolly was able to as a baby when they burp you, but she hasn't been able to since we were old enough to realize she couldn't.

0points

T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago

I can only throw up when I have a fever and it's involuntary. I've never thrown up on purpose.

0points

Dumb teenager 5 months ago

Damn, until a year ago I would throw up once a day at a minimum

0points

Joy 5 months ago

1point

August 5 months ago

I have double jointed thumbs, and I get pink eye a LOT!

0points

Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

0points

JP 5 months ago

I'm 62 and do not have grey hair and very few wrinkles. I've had people tell me I look 45.

0points

Cool crow 5 months ago

This was a fun and informative list! Thank you BP.

0points

Mark Kelly 5 months ago (edited)

0points

EP 5 months ago

I really liked this list. Good examples of things to be grateful for that just happened to you without any work at all.

0points

Alex Ruddies 5 months ago (edited)

0points

Kristal 5 months ago

0points

Notme 5 months ago

I was the same and this has suddenly changed, I guess due to hormonal changes. Now 45 and I defo look my age. Not terrible, just my age.

0points

Eclipse 5 months ago

I never forget a face

0points

Stew 5 months ago

I can make myself sneeze if I have a decent light source. Fun little party trick to show off.

0points

Mere Cat 4 months ago

I can make myself cough by lightly putting a finger in my ear. Arnold's reflex, not that many have it. Not that cool as a party trick since faking a cough isn't that hard XD

0points