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Today I learned some people have the ability to put their tongue behind their uvula, and I am not the same.
"Have you ever been evaluated for a connective tissue or collagen disorders?"
"I'm glad you asked — I'm currently seeing a medical professional about that very thing."
—Mysticmiso (OP)
"You may have vitiligo but it’s not apparent anywhere else cause your skin is so light."
"I think I should check with my dermatologist because I also have a spot on my back that is lighter than my normal skin. I just always brushed it off as a pigmentation error…"
"I take these scans at work (I'm an orthodontic assistant) I see things like this all the time (it's always interesting)! My mom actually has a wisdom tooth in her sinus. Her oral surgeon pushed a fragment into her sinus cavity when he was 'removing' them and never told her. I took a scan on her because she's had chronic sinus infections for the last 40 years (which have been caused by the wisdom tooth fragment).'"
"They were talking about it, it's the lowest one they have seen at this particular office."
"Omg, I have the same thing on my left shoulder haha it’s always in the same spot, I’ve named it “Claire, the hair”. I often forget about her until I have an itch or randomly remember, I have no self control and always pluck it, but the longest it’s been is like an inch and a half.
It’s weird, it’s like a mutant hair follicle that is just like, “CANT STOP. MUST. KEEP. GROWING.”
"I can put my tongue behind my uvula and down my throat somewhat, I can also feel my nasal cavities from the back with it."
—Anonymous
"Only a small percentage of the population can fold their tongue in half. And I’m one of those lucky ones who can. I found this out this was rare at a Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum."
—Anonymous
"Not sure why the little guy was malformed, it was the only one of my wisdom teeth that was like this. One of my normal wisdom teeth for reference."
"I went to get an X-ray of my knee and my doctor said I had the smallest fibula he'd ever seen. I'm 23."
"You seem to have Ehlers-Danlos joint hypermobility. It would be worth familiarizing yourself with the disorder as it’s not all party tricks. There can be pain, dysautonomia, and other symptoms that may develop over time."
"I don't seem to have the other, skin-related symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos, so I think it's just regular hypermobility."
—SentientPotato42 (OP)
"I have an extra line on my right pinkie finger…not a knuckle, just the crease!"
—Anonymous
"I am one of the less than 200,000 people in the US who has Harlequin Syndrome. My autonomic nervous system was damaged by chemo and radiation. So when I get overheated, or am in an intense emotional or physical situation, only the right side of my face will flush and sweat, my right upper eyelid droops, my nose runs, and there is a red line that goes right down the middle of my face. I am literally two faced."
—Anonymous
"I just had this one pulled. The X-rays confirmed that almost half my teeth look like that."
"How many people just looked at their hand just now?"
"Ever since I was little I was able to cross my eyes, but not in the way you’d expect. Just one eye crosses outward while the other stays straight ahead. Doctors always said my eyes could get stuck like that, but it hasn’t happened yet! I have the ability to cross one eye outward at a time. But never both and never inward. Imagine my doctor’s surprise when I was tested for a concussion the first time and I told him I’d always been able to do this."
—Anonymous
"When I was born my parents were so worried because part of my pupil was missing! Soon after they also noticed I have a freckle in my eye! It’s harmless but it’s certainly unique!"
—Anonymous
"I have a freckle in my iris!"
—Anonymous
"It is shaped this way due to a genetic mutation in a gene that is in charge of the shape of your thumbs and big toes."
"I have pretty flexible joints, and always pull the finger trick at parties. I've always been able to do this, and wiggle my ears too!"
—Anonymous
"I have Raynaud’s syndrome, which causes capillaries and small arteries to constrict in my extremities (fingers and toes) too much in the cold."
—Anonymous
"My son was born with partial heterochromia — one eye is half green and half brown."
—Anonymous
"I have naturally pointed elf ears! It’s my favorite body feature by far, and the strange thing is only one person has ever commented on them."
—Anonymous
"I can bend back my thumbs extra far. But that's all I got. 🤣 "
"I can vibrate my eyes, it is called voluntary nystagmus and I think it is pretty cool."
—Anonymous