We all have our little quirks... some are more astounding than others. While most humans tend to have commonly shared features like 12 pairs of ribs, or eyes that are typically brown, green, or blue, sometimes features diverge a bit more uniquely. Much like all species on this planet, it is not impossible to encounter variations that simply blow our minds.
In a recent Reddit post that discussed weird body features, Redditors shared some of their most striking peculiarities. As each commenter shared their individual—oftentimes confounding—anomalies, a shared community began to build and others helped to offer a bit of insight on the possible 'why' and 'how' their quirks may exist. Some (possible) explanations were given, while some still remained a mystery.
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#1 My Hearing Is Insane

Insane hearing. I can tell when a car starts a block down the road. When the army base is doing artillary drills 30 miles away. When there's a mouse running through the kitchen. When a squirrel is running through the driveway and crunching leaves.
It makes sleeping a bit difficult. But going to a casino is like a freaking acid trip.
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144points
#2 I Have Acid Tears

Because of a blood disorder I have extremely acidic tears.
My face swells, burns, and I get hives or an allergic reaction.
My face swells, burns, and I get hives or an allergic reaction.
A couple tears is annoying. Serious crying will eat away at my contacts, I’ll have to use cold compresses, and take antihistamines
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134points
#3 I Have Two Different Ears

I have two different ears. One is wide enough for ear buds, the other isn't. My twin brother has the mismatch on the opposite side.
120points
#4 I Can't Feel Any Temperature

Ever since my brain surgery to remove a tumor I can't feel any temperature
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118points
#5 I Have An Eye Mole!

I have a body mole in my eye, like inside of it and near the pupil
111points
#6 I'm Allergic To Water

I have Aquagenic urticaria (water allergy)
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109points
#7 I Have Selective Alopecia

I have alopecia but it doesn’t affect my head at all, have a full head of hair at almost 50…but my legs are bald as a baby’s a*s and I’m a dude.
108points
#8 Q-Tips Make Me Cough

I have Arnold's cough reflex. Anytime I stick a q tip in my left ear it triggers my gag reflex. Supposedly it only affects 2% of people
Edit: maybe I shouldn't have used the term gag reflex as I've never thrown up from it. Rather a very aggressive cough like I'm trying to hack something up uncontrollably. Sorry for any confusion. My fiance always thinks it sounds like I'm throwing up that's why I went straight to gag reflex.
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99points
#9 I Have Rare Symmetrical Eyes

My eyes are symmetrical to the thousandth of an inch. My optometrist said it was rare. Everyone varies a little bit.
While it’s tough to get perfect head rotation towards the camera, I hope being off a pixel or two is good enough.
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96points
#10 I See Dots All The Time

I have visual snow, it sucks. Basically I see a bunch of dots all time.
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96points
#11 I Have A Butt Shaped Uvula

I have a bifurcated uvula. That teardrop thing in the back of your throat? Mine is shaped like a butt.
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92points
#12 I Have A Concaved Chest

My sternum is concaved, so there's essentially a divet right between my breasts (I'm a guy)
EDIT: sure have learned quite a bit from this thread. I get asked my name a lot, it is Ian from Nebraska.
Apparently it's has an actual medical term (Pectus Excavatum) which is most definitely not a spell out of Harry Potter and way more common than I realized. It even has it's own subreddit (r/pectusexcavatum)
There's an opposite condition where the chest convexes outwards (Pectus Carinatum). If the 2 hug, they fuse into one superbeing.
There are surgeries to repair them but hurt like hell and have a long recovery time. Only recommended if it is a problem in your daily life.
There's an opposite condition where the chest convexes outwards (Pectus Carinatum). If the 2 hug, they fuse into one superbeing.
There are surgeries to repair them but hurt like hell and have a long recovery time. Only recommended if it is a problem in your daily life.
Common uses include cereal bowl (not that I have done it), cell phone holder, candy dish, cuddle spot.
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91points
#13 I Can Wiggle My Eyelashes

I can move my eyelashes left to right!
90points
#14 I Have Double Uteruses

Two uteruses and two cervixes (AKA: Uterus Didelphys)
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89points
#15 Being Hungry Makes Me Sneeze

At some point I gotta sneeze when I‘m very hungry….
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86points
#16 I Have Noisy Knees

My knees makes a lot of noises when I'm crouching down.
My doctor tells me it's normal, but my girlfriend thinks I'm breaking a bone everytime.
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83points
#17 I Have Sweaty Feet...when I Don't Wear Socks

I have to wear socks at all times, otherwise my feet start sweating, which makes my hands sweat for some reason. Having sweaty feet is annoying, but sweaty hands are the worst.
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78points
#18 I Have Very Large Calf Muscles

I have massive calf muscles. It looks like every day is leg day despite not doing weight lifting.
My dad had the same.
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76points
#19 I Have A Disconnected Rib

One of my ribs is not connected to my spine
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75points
#20 My Ears Are Cartilage Free

I have no cartilage in my ears. Flaps like dumbo.
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74points


