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Humans have been puzzled by things like the depths of the ocean and outer space. But one equally mysterious object has been standing right in front of you when you look in the mirror. It’s a human body.

And one TikTok creator named Knowledgesaurus has been stripping away the mystery surrounding it in a series of “How Rare Is Your Body?” videos. From explaining what percentage of people have features like cracked tongue, angled palm crease, or an extra rib, to counting how many people have the ability to write with both their right and left hands, or can make a clover out of their tongue.

The informative and fun videos gained Knowledgesaurus immediate popularity with millions of views and 1.3M followers, so let’s see some of the most interesting body facts that will pump your biology knowledge muscle so you can show it off in the next trivia session.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 25% of people sneeze when they're exposed to direct sunlight. It's called the photic sneeze reflex.

knowledgesaurus , Mikael Blomkvist Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 30% of people can flare their nostrils on command. However that muscle has very little use and is usually weak, so a lot of people can't do it on command.

knowledgesaurus , Pat David Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 12% of people have tetrachromacy - the ability to see a lot more colors than the majority of people. They can see about 10 times as many shades and colors as someone with normal vision.

knowledgesaurus , lionstalkscience Report

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Chucky Cheezburger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aight dangit, now I wanna know what colors I'm missing out on...Or am I not missing any at all....hmmmmm.

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With 1.4 million followers and 38.5 million likes on TikTok, Knowledgesaurus is the internet’s beloved creator sharing everything interesting—facts, smart observations, and common myths—in lighthearted and fun videos. Bored Panda reached out to Knowledgesaurus to find out more about his personality and how his love for fun facts and dinosaurs won the hearts of the internet.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 2% of people naturally have red hair. In order to have a child with this hair color, both parents need to possess the gene, and while redheads make up a tiny part of the population, one study found that 30% of ads have people with red hair in them.

knowledgesaurus , Monstera Report

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Hayley Rodgers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My maternal grandma and grandpa were redheads, my mom and sister are redheads, my husband's dad had read hair, my son is a red head. Out of 23 niblings in both families, my son is the only redhead

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 9% of people can taste the soap taste in cilantro. Cilantro contains the chemical that is also a byproduct of soapmaking.

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“I’m 25 years old and have been an entrepreneur since the age of 19. I found success with that early on and ended up dropping out of college. I made good money, but wasn’t happy.” At that point, the TikTok creator took a risk and decided to “stop all that and start something more fun that I’m interested in and that’s how Knowledgesaurus started. I started this account 1/1/2021 with the goal of growing it and making it my full-time job and within 110 days, I was able to reach 1 million followers, which I’m so thankful for!”

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#7

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 5% of people have amber eyes - golden or coppery with flakes of gold, green or brown. Amber eyes are very common in dogs, bird and fish.

knowledgesaurus , Eric May Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have this small little hole right on their ear. Some evolutionary biologists claim this used to be a gill on humans.

knowledgesaurus , AdamMichaels784 Report

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#9

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 24% of people can raise one eyebrow, however you can learn to do this as well.

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When asked how he came up with the idea for the "How Rare Are You?" series, Knowledgesaurus said it started after making a bunch of videos and seeing what people enjoyed watching. “I realized that people love to know information about themselves and love statistics. So that’s how the series began.”

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“I always loved knowing random useless information to surprise people with,” the content creator said and added: “I think it all started when I was younger. If someone was talking about something I didn’t know much about, I would go and look up stuff about it and find interesting information about that topic so I could have a better conversation next time.”

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 10% of people have something called Morton's toe. It's when your big toe is shorter than the one next to it. The Statue of Liberty actually has a Morton's toe as well.

knowledgesaurus , Jonnystahl Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 33% of people can whistle. Almost everyone has the ability to whistle, it just takes the right techniques.

knowledgesaurus , Sora Shimazaki Report

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, if you can't whistle it's because you didn't eat the crusts of your bread. Or so my mother claimed.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 1% of people are ambidextrous - they have no preference for the use of right or left hand.

knowledgesaurus , alamelu24 Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 1% of people need less sleep than the rest of us. These people have Sleeper Syndrome which allows them to go through a sleep cycle faster than an average person.

knowledgesaurus , Andrea Piacquadio Andrea Piacquadio Report

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 35% of people have no wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth used to serve a purpose but now they no longer do, which is why we take them out so they don't get infected while they're pushing through your gums. If you don't have wisdom teeth, I'm jealous of you.

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

35%?? Everyone I know has or had wisdom teeth. Does this occur in certain populations?

Grace Barclay
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom, who will be 81 later this week, was the only child out of her brothers and sisters to not develop wisdom teeth. Ironically, she is one of the wisest people I know.

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Katie Lutesinger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a bit weird because I did have wisdom teeth - all four of them - and they came through perfectly straight with no pain or complications, when I was 18. I still have them.

Hayley Rodgers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have them. They made my dentist and hygienist giggle because they are the smallest wisdom teeth they had ever seen. They actually used the word "adorable"

Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I was one of those people. I have had two removed and the other two are problematic but the maxilofacial surgeon says its too risky to removed. I will likely either have numbness or pain for the rest of my life because they are extremely complicated and the roots are intertwined with the nerves and roots of the teeth next to them. Yay for me lol.

Vicky Z
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh foxxy i feel you! I'm in my 30s and the only one from my friends that had all 4 and all of them were problematic!! I was so fed up that i removed the last two together and i don't recommend it to do it the same time! I was swollen for 10 days even up to my eye!

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Kristin Ingersoll
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only had three. The dentist said I was lucky because I was missing my bottom left and he said the bottom ones are more painful to remove.

Dorothy Parker
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my nieces was born without wisdom teeth or tonsils. She's also brilliant. I think she's the next evolutionary step.

Wonderful
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I didn’t have toenails. I hate the way the feel and I trim them down as much as I can.

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had all 4 of mine retracted at the same time, when I was about 27. The drugs were great, and my oral surgeon really loved my rendition of Elton John's "Sweet Painted Lady".

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am one of those lucky people but I still had to get braces for my really wonky teeth. My younger brother had it the opposite: Straight teeth, wisdom teeth.

U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️‍
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my mum had all four wisdom teeth i believe, my older sister does, my younger sister has two i believe. we don’t know about me yet.

Cin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very jealous. My two bottom ones got completely stuck at the wrong angle. One had hospital removal (45 degrees), the other (90 degrees) I'm terrified when it needs to come out.

Sarah Mezei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had all of mine. My sister only had 2, and my brother had 3.

dido74
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no wisdom teeth. My twin sister had them and both of my girls had to have them removed. Was hoping to pass on the gene … Oh well!

Mary Ross
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister had five wisdom teeth. One was actually a double-decker. Removing them was rough. I remember she developed a "dry socket" and we were up all night. This was the night that RFK was shot, so the two events are forever attached in my memories.

dido74
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never had them. Had hoped it would pass on to my kids but they both had serious issues with their wisdom teeth! Sorry kids!

Wonderful
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband doesn’t have wisdom teeth and I had 1 extra and it was sideways. I guess I got some of his or something... 🦷 🦷 🦷 🦷🦷

Myxomatosis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no wisdom teeth!! Woot. 42 and no nodules ever. THANK GAWD.

EJN
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And some, like one of my brothers, grow back the teeth that the dentist removed!

Caroline Driver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only had 2, both on one side. The other 2 came out and then went rotten almost immediately so they were taken out. I still have 2 baby teeth as well

Faith Arnold
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm glad I still have two wisdom teeth. I'm 67 and have lost three molars. As they are younger, wisdom teeth come in handy later in life I do not envy people who don't have them!

Shelley DuVal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't got them, and I think most of my family haven't either

Tamera Gardner
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother and I were born with only 3 wisdom teeth none of which ever erupted.

Jo Mo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wisdom teeth never grew in, and neither did my bottom molars. My dentist told me that eventually I will have to have my top molars filed down and wanted to do it right away. Asked him when it will start to affect anything and he said in 10 years or more. I decided I would deal with it then, if it was ever necessary. Filing teeth sounded awful!

Rcath
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you saying 35% never had them, or had them pulled? I've never heard of anyone never having them, but lots of people have them pulled because they frequently push the rest of the teeth forward as you get older.

Amanda Hunter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a senior and still have two wisdom teeth, they don't get infected.

Rachel Hamrick
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Y'all are allowing some kid on Tik Tok to use gullible folks to get views. What a shame.

Eva Muller
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one. It's still under the surface of the gums and hasn't moved, since it was first noticed in an x-ray when I was about 19. I'm 29 now. The other three aren't there. My parents had all theirs and they all got removed. Odd.

Mooncat83
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 37yo and I have 22 teeth. So does my mother. Doesn't affect anything, you just eat slower. I always say that if I had all my teeth, with the way I eat, I'd be overweight

Dagnirath
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have mine because they came through without infection or any discomfort.

V33333P
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only do I have wisdom teeth, but I had a second set come through on one side when the first were removed TT_TT

aubergine10003
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have wisdom teeth that grew in like regular teeth, all the way in the back. So I guess I'm super good at chewing :)

Tacos Are Tasty
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had 4 of those bastards and got them all removed after 1 cracked.

ベンジーBenji
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only had two wisdom teeth that never came in and my kid never got them at all

Jerry T
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am missing all my wisdom teeth and last set of molars. Every time I start a new dentist it takes extra time because they generally work from molar to molar and they often record all the results wrong the first time.

Maryjane Alice
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe I'm one of the 35%. I've never had any wisdom teeth come in. Everyone else in my family has had their wisdom teeth come in and removed in their 20s. I'm almost 30 and still no wisdom teeth.

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Mary Stewart
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have wisdom teeth OR my 12 year molars. Every time I get a new dental hygienist we have to do the whole "where are all your teeth!!" song and dance.

Flying Captain
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who's team "4 wisdom teeth, all problematic, removed all at once" 😭

marianne eliza
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wisdom teeth are removed to prevent crowding and impaction. I had only 1 in my mouth thank goodness but it had to go pretty quickly after irrupting.

Laura Chua
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only have 1 wisdom tooth (found out at 18) and it grew in correctly at the age of 23 🍀🧧

The_tattered_hippie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s me! Wasn’t born with any. My brother was only born with 1 which he had removed in hs

Truth Monster
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given science's history with evolutionary human anatomy, its more correctly phrase, "we do not know wisdom teeth's purpose." the appendix and tonsils were once considered vestigial, and then we learned that while you can live without them, they serve a function. wisdom teeth may well be the same way.

Mumchkin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Hubs had 6, both sides on the top row had another wisdom tooth besides the first one.

HooowlAtTheMoon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have wisdom teeth, my (ex) friend got hers out and she was so hilarious trying to talk afterwards

Kiki Zusan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm in my 60s and still have them. No issues other than biting the insides of my cheeks now and again.

Spring Fisk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had 6 wisdom teeth!! I had all of them taken out at once. 2 upper and 2 bottom and 2 smaller ones below those. My brother has extra teeth as well.

Jessica Cifelli
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought I was one of these people, but at the age of 29 I started sprouting wisdom teeth

Sara G
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wished I didn't have them. Getting them out was horrible.

YesItsMe
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got just one, and dentist decided to leave it there. I had room in my mouth, and it doesn't bother me at all. I had it already 20yrs.

Claire
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only had 3 wisdom teeth. The dentist had the X-ray the wrong way around and was digging into a spot where there wasn't a tooth.

Seabeast
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My better half has only one and it's never tried to erupt. He jokes that that is the reason he didn't do better in school, he only has half as much wisdom as he should have.

Annebeth
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m 27 and I only have one, I don’t know if the other 3 are still to come

sylvanticx
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my mom doesn't have them and never has had. she had a friend with extra ones. my xrays say that i have 3 sadly

Aunt Messy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no wisdom teeth. I was born without them, thank goodness.

MidnightSky
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have them but they weren't and are not painful nor give me any issues

Seabeast
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lucky. Mine kept trying to erupt and then sinking back in again. I had both removed with novocaine as an emergency thing (infection) and was sick all day afterward.

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Easily Excitable Panda
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine only half-erupted, so I've got gaps between both my upper and lower two front teeth.

TheCatasaurusMeowMom
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My aunt and uncle (twins), one had 5 wisdom teeth and the other had three. My 4 were impacted, while my younger sister has none. So strange. I love hearing about weird s**t!

Jack Tripper
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got half lucky. I only had them on the left side. Both on the right were missing, along with one of my molars.

Purple tiger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never had wisdom teeth. I was so perplexed at my classmates suddenly getting surgery in their jaws all of a sudden. I was just sitting there with my full set of teeth all perfectly placed.

WiTchY_WoMaN
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom never had her wisdom teeth, and my dad never had to get his taken out. It'll be interesting to see what I get!

Rainy Day Wolf
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have the 4 of them... that's it... every time I go to the dentist they want to remove them and I don't understand why

Aaricia
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have all of them and they don't cause any pain or discomfort? Your dentist might be a bit greedy.

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Melanie Burlock
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have wisdom teeth that never came in, and then one that was in the place of a molar - so it came up and has been functioning as a molar since I was a teen.

CatWoman312
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had mine removed at 18. Only 3 were going to ever come in and 2 of them were hurting me since they were coming in sideways

Ileana Sky Aviles
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's more common now. We are eating more refined and processed food with minimal chewing effort so the jaw bones shorten, become smaller and have less room for 3rd molars to grow.

Isa Trip
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

mine were taken out but the bottom ones were impacted (growing sideways) and they had to break some part of the bone to get them out :(

Laura V
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have wisdom teeth also missing a molar, my husband is missing wisdom teeth and a lower middle tooth... our one daughter is missing not only her wisdom teeth but 8 other adult teeth... funny how genes work.

Sky Render
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never needed to have any wisdom teeth removed, so I guess I don't have them? Certainly I've never had any issues with any of my teeth pushing through my gums!

Julie Wolf
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was born with both maxillary wisdom teeth but no manibulary. My sister had three!

Penny Fan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've not got any wisdom teeth. Dentist was pretty amazed when I had my first x-ray, I was his first patient who didn't have any, not even buds.

Julian Milby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never had any, neither did my sibling. Mother had 2 and father had all 4

Luna Lovebug
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have them either. Like my dad. But I'm also missing some regular molars. I have 2 on both top sides. But only 1 on each side on the bottom.

Francis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my mom had no wisdome teeth and also one of the others molars is missing :D my brothers wisdom teeth never broke through.. and i needed surgery when i was 14 >.<

crazy_cat_notAlady
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but...but, why have mine been growing for the past 16 years If they r useless?! oh noooooooooooooo

Verena
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do serve a purpose if they grow out healthy. Mine were never removed. They're not only used for chewing but can also be used for bridging.

Navin Kumar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and what purpose did they used to serve which we no longer need?

J. F.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The same as all the other teeth - our jaws developed into smaller sizes and the wisdom teeth are leftovers from the times we had more space in our mouths

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Izzy_
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have any and I used to wish that I had them. I used to think they would have helped to close the gaps in my teeth (push my teeth forward from the back) the dentist laughed when she heard my theory. I was 14 XD

Auntriarch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know why they laughed. I had my top ones removed and my top teeth are fine. My bottom teeth are horribly crowded, but the bottom wisdom teeth couldn't be removed.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 83.7% of people can roll their tongue, but only 14.7% of people can make a clover out of their tongue.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 4% of people have Raynaud's syndrome. This is when a part of your body, usually your fingers or toes, starts to turn white when exposed to low temperatures. It's your body's overreaction to cold or distress.

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Sleazy Weaver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have this! It's incredibly painful & feels like the worst kind of pins & needles imaginable.

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#17

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 10% of people have Darwin's tubercle - the little bump on the outside of your ear. It's believed that people who have this are better at sensing voice tonality.

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#18

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people in the US have AB-Negative blood. There's also something called Golden blood, which only about 40 people in the world have, and it's completely different than any other blood.

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Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 16% of people can make a roaring noise in their head using their jaw. They're able to do this because they can control a small muscle in their jaw that deafens chewing, but when it is flexed it makes a roaring noise.

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#20

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have unbreakable bones. This is caused by a mutation in one of the genes that causes the bones to be up to 8 times denser.

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#21

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 35% of people can gleek. Only 1% of people can do it on command. Gleeking is when you're spitting saliva from under your tongue and it squirts out.

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#22

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people are born with a white patch of hair. It is called poliosis, which is caused by the lack of pigment called melanin in the hair follicles.

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lunar eclipse
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two of my maid’s children have this. Brown and white hair. I love their hair.

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#23

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 5% of people have arched fingerprints. Most people have looped and whorled fingerprints.

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#24

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have their heart on the right side of their body. Surprisingly, this doesn't normally come with any negative consequences.

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#25

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 25% of people have dimples. You can have either two, or just one. Dimples are also hereditary, so if either of your parents has a dimple, it's more likely you'll have one as well.

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Friday
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have two dimples and so does my mum. I hated them as a child, but now I think they are cute

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#26

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 20% of people have a gap between their two front teeth. What normally causes this is a discrepancy between the jaw size and the teeth. A lot of celebrities have this and don't correct it because they think it makes them unique.

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Rose the Cook
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people believe this is an indication that you will become rich. I have yet to see anyone who has.

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#27

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 2% of people naturally have blonde hair. If you narrow it down just to white people in the United States, that percentage goes up to 5%.

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it depends on what you classify as blonde. Is it truly white hair or just lighter (like dark blonde)?

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#28

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 10% of people have birthmarks. They're usually oval in shape and come in a coffee type color.

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Katie Lutesinger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to have a big oval birthmark, on my lower back. But it faded as I got older and eventually disappeared altogether.

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#29

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 70% of people bend their head to the right when kissing. Your brain is the cause for this. The left side of our face shows more emotion so we want to give our partner the more emotive side and we tilt our head to the right.

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Friday
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve always gone left! I don’t know why apart from it just feels more comfortable for me

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#30

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 1% of people have a double row of eyelashes. While this might look like something a lot of you are jealous of, it actually can cause a lot of problems.

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#31

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have pointy or elf-like ears. It's an abnormality called Stahl's ear, it's usually corrected early in life.

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Sleazy Weaver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does it need correcting? Isn't it just a cosmetic difference? Shouldn't it be up to the child to keep it or change it once they're old enough to make the decision, as long as it isn't impacting their hearing?

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#32

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 35% of people have 20/20 vision. 2/3 people cannot see perfectly.

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Doggo Gal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad has 20\16. It means what the average person could see at 16 ft, my dad could see the same at 20. My brother has 20\150.

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#33

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 25% of people have perfect teeth and never need braces or any orthodontics. 45% of children need braces, but 75% need orthodontic care.

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Demi Zwaan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Need or want? My teeth aren't perfect and if I was an actor or something, I would've 'needed' braces, but health-wise I don't. So do they mean 75% will have health problems if they don't get work done, or just that it looks ugly?

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#34

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 14% of people don't have this muscle - Palmaris Longus. This muscle was developed when our ancestors were big tree climbers. If you want to see if you still have it, pull back your palm on a flat surface, touch your pinky and thumb together and slightly lift them and you should see that ligament pop out.

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#35

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 6% of people can vibrate and rapidly shake their eyeballs back and forth.

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#36

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 10% of people can touch their nose with their tongues. In medicine, this is called the Gorlin sign.

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#37

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 20% of people are double jointed. This is thought to be genetic and due to a variation in collagen in your connective tissues.

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Lauren W.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish they'd stop calling it double jointed. There are no double joints. Like it says, it's just a variation in connective tissue and joint flexibility.

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#38

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 4% of people are colorblind. Color blindness occurs in 8% of men and 0.5% of women.

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#39

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people can give themselves goosebumps on command. The majority of people get them when they're cold or listening to music, but some can give themselves goosebumps whenever they want to.

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MustardLemon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yup i just have to imgine biting into a popsicle. lol i liteally got goosebumps writing this.

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#42

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 1% of the population can lick their elbow. The people that can do this usually have either a long tongue or a short forearm, or both.

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Chucky Cheezburger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmmmm...I wonder...:: unsuccessfully trying to lick my elbow...Wife walks in and witnesses me trying::: Wife- What the ever lovin h3ll are you doing? Me as embarrassment and awkwardness set in:: Ummm... nothing hon...nothin at all...

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#43

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 10% of people are left handed. Left handed people tend to live shorter lives.

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#44

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 25% of the population snores regularly.

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Giulia
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i can sleep if outside there are loud construction sounds but god forbid i hear even the smallest snore ever: i can't sleep and i become instantly annoyed ;_;

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#45

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 8.4% of people have a counterclockwise hair whorl on their head, while the majority has a clockwise one.

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#46

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 8% of people still have chimp-like feet, that are specifically adapted to climbing trees. This is characterized by a mid-foot arch. If you want to check if you have this, see if you can bend the ball of your foot as well as the region half-way between your heel and the ball of your foot.

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Demi Zwaan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a hard time understanding this, because that picture is not showing the mentioned bend at all. This is what it looks like: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRv7izzuQZ8x4BdXJ5PzLGWd-Ogt4KLZ4xgMQ&usqp=CAU

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#47

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 4% of people have an outie belly button. Believe it or not, doctors can't choose if you'll have an innie or an outie belly button, things like the belly button itself and the fat beneath it determine what it will look like.

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#48

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have an extra rib. Most people are born with 24, but some have 25 ribs. The 25th is called a cervical rib.

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Nicky
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I fell skating, an x-ray revealed that I had an extra bone in my forearm. The doctor took med students to see me and my unexpected x-ray!

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#49

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 25% of people have a Hitchhiker's thumb - when the upper part of the thumb can bend 90 degrees backwards. It's caused by a certain gene.

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#50

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series About 20% of people have a pupil that is bigger than the other. This is called anisocoria, it can be a very small, or a very big difference.

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#51

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 22% of people can wiggle one ear, and only 18% can wiggle both. The ability to do so may be inherited, however, it can also be learned with practice.

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#52

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have perfect pitch - the ability to identify the exact note when you hear it. A lot of people believe you're born like this however some researchers have hypothesized that you can learn this later in life as well.

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My youngest brother has it and it's not nearly as much fun as it sounds. He hates live music because musicians and artists may sing ever so slightly off-key or hit just the wrong notes and it's really jarring to him. That said, it made him a pretty good cellist.

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#53

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Less than 1% of people have an uncombable hair syndrome. It's characterized by frizzy hair that can't be combed down. It's normally seen in people that are younger and usually have blonde hair.

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#54

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 10% of adults in the US have never had a cavity in their life, however it's estimated that 1 in 4 adults have cavities that are untreated.

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#55

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 7% of people can tickle themselves. Usually your brain does not let you tickle yourself, but some experts believe that if you push your tongue up against the roof of your mouth you can actually tickle yourself, because you're not used to that sensation.

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#56

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 6% of people have a cleft chin - a dimple in the middle of your chin. It is usually genetic, you can actually add or remove one with surgery.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It makes me sad that some people want to erase their uniqueness with surgery

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#57

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 1.5% of people have a single palm crease. This is often found in males and is a hereditary trait.

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Sleazy Weaver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have this as well! I was very amused when I read a palm-reading book & it said to "beware of he with the single angry slash across his palm" with a drawing of my hand!

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#58

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series Only 1% of people clasp their hands this way.

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#59

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series 5% of people have a cracked tongue. It develops in birth or childhood, and is associated with Down syndrome and malnutrition.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have had fissured tongue since a child as well as geographical tongue and I can guarantee you mine is not caused by malnutrition or down syndrome.

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#60

Person Invites You To Learn 'How Rare Is Your Body?' In His Viral Series About half of the population can wiggle their toes individually. The big toe and little toe have individual muscles so it's easier to move them, but the middle toes are all controlled by one set of muscles so those are a lot more difficult to move.

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