Embracing yourself and coming to terms with your appearance can take years. But some people are born with genes that make them stand out even more than us regular folks. Because of this, getting through the day can be a lot harder. That’s why it’s so awesome to see those who aren’t hiding and are confident in their skin.

So we at Bored Panda decided to expand on our earlier publications (this one and this one) and compile a new list of pictures posted by folks with unusual and rare body features. Like pear-shaped pupils. Or abnormally long arms. Despite the challenges these people face, they choose to live their lives with a positive attitude. And that’s something to be celebrated.

#1 A Girl With Both Albinism And Heterochromia

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#2 Mother And Child With Poliosis

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#3 I Traced Around My Vitiligo Spots

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#4 My Wife’s Eye That Her Doctor Told Her Was The Weirdest He’d Ever Seen

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#5 This Little Girl’s Big, Beautiful Eyes Are Due To A Rare Genetic Syndrome Called Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome

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#6 I Have Vitiligo And Heterochromia

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#7 I Had No Fingernails All My Life

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#8 I Have A Birthmark In My Eye

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#9 My Dad Has Something Called A Bifid Thumb Or Pre-Axial Polydactyly. About 1 Out Every 1000 Babies Have It. This Was The Thumb Of Our Uber Delivery Guy

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#10 I Was Born With A Hole At The Top Of My Ear That Used To “Cry” When I Cried As A Baby

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#11 I Have A Pear-Shaped Pupil

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#12 I Have This Thing Called Raynaud’s Disease. This Happens Every Time I Get Cold

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#13 Unique Birthmark

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#14 I Have Abnormally Long Arms

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#15 She Has Symmetrical Heterochromia In Both Eyes

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#16 Hypertrichosis. Jesus Was Born With A Rare Genetic Mutation Called Hypertrichosis, Which Has Left Him With Excessive Hair Growth That Can Occur Anywhere On The Body

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#17 Stef Sanjati Was Born With A Rare Condition Called Waardenburg Syndrome. It Is A Genetic Mutation Which Gives The Individual Wide-Set Eyes

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#18 My Hands After Washing The Dishes For 20 Minutes

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#19 Vitiligo Is A Disease That Causes Loss Of Skin Color In Patches

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#20 My Name Is Sara I Have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Classical And Dermatosparaxis)

EDS is a connective tissue disorder that inhibits the body’s ability to produce collagen As a consequence, Geurts has skin that wrinkles prematurely and makes her look older than she is. 

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#21 I Have Muscle Hypertrophy (Muscles Grow Big Without Exercise). I Got Botox In My Jaw Yesterday Because Of This

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#22 A Photo A Friend Took A While Back Of My Eyes Which Shows My Rare Eye Condition, Double Coloboma (Of The Iris And Retina). I Have This In Both Eyes

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#23 My Girlfriend’s Birthmark In Her Eye

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#24 Fell Asleep On A Chair. I Apparently Have Remarkably Level Shoulders

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#25 This Toe, With It’s Own Toe, Complete With It’s Own Nail

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#26 I Was Born With Naturally Pointed Ears

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#27 Neonatal Progeria Or Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome. A Progressive Genetic Disorder That Causes Children To Age Rapidly, Starting In Their First Two Years Of Life

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#28 Sectoral Heterochromia. People Always Comment On My Eyes, So I Thought I Should Post A Picture

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#29 There’s A Patch On My Leg That Doesn’t Get Goosebumps

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#30 Swirly Outie Belly Button

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#31 I Have A Skin Condition Called Dermatographia Due To Which Lightly Scratching My Skin Causes Raised, Red Lines Where I’ve Scratched

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#32 This 2-Inch Gray Hair Protruding From My Forehead

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#33 There’s A Tooth In My Chin

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#34 My Friend’s Genetic Tongue Condition

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#35 I Have A Genetic Carpenter’s Thumb That Allows My Thumb To Bend Backwards As Well As Forwards

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#36 My Little Sister Was Born With Six Fingers

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#37 Congenital Melanocytic Nevus Is Visible Pigmented Spots On The Skin Present At Birth. They Usually Are Brown, Tan, Pink, Or Black. Some Moles Produce Dark, Coarse Hair

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#38 Shilah Madison Was Born With A Condition Because Of Which Her Hair Constantly Stands Up

The “Uncomfortable hair syndrome” is quite painful and the hair often breaks off from the roots, explains her mother.

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#39 Here’s A Picture Of The Hand I Was Born With

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#40 Two Cowlicks In Different Directions

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#41 Bam Syndrome Is A Rare Genetic Disorder In Which Children Are Born With A Small Nose Or No Nose At All. Also, They May Have Problems With Vision And Their Eyes

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#42 Heterochromia

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#43 My Knuckles Of My Ring Fingers Are Unnaturally Large

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#44 Interesting Iris Pattern (It Doesn’t Affect Vision)

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#45 Where’s My White Lash Enjoyers At? Just Wanted To Remind Everyone We Are Beautiful Because/Despite Our Vitiligo

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#46 Twin Girls Have Achondroplasia. This Genetic Disorder Is Characterized By A Large Head, Short Arms And Legs, Short Stature, Prominent Forehead, And Flat Nasal Bridge

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#47 I Have Full Heterochromia

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#48 I Have A Freckle On My Eye

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#49 I Have Skeeter Syndrome (Allergic To Mosquito Salvia)

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#50 I Have Somewhat Long Thumbs

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#51 For A Cis Woman I Have Exceedingly Strong Sideburns

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#52 I Have An Extra Tooth On The Roof Of My Mouth

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#53 I Have Central Heterochromia And Exaggerated Canines And Premolars

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#54 I Have This Weird Gap Under My Tongue. I Didn’t Realize Not Many People Have This

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#55 I Have Distichiasis. It Is A Rare Genetic Mutation That Causes Heart Problems, Sight Problems, And So On

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#56 My Husband And Both Our Kids Have These Shoulder Dimples

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#57 My Girlfriend Has Persistent Pupillary Membrane

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#58 My Son’s Pupils Are Way Off Center (Towards The Top Of His Irises) And Neither Of Them Are Round

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#59 Born With A Rare Congenital Disorder Called Otofocial Syndrome Chicago Resident Joseph Williams Does Not Have A Jaw

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#60 Chimeras Are Organisms With Two Different Sets Of DNA. Human Chimerism Is Rare, But Its Characteristics Are: Two Distinct Red Blood Cell Lineages Or Skin Pigmentation

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#61 Congenital Melanocytic Nevus. It Appears As A Circumscribed, Light Brown To Black Patch, Covering Any Size Surface Area And Any Part Of The Body

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#62 Yes, I’m An Incredible Swimmer

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#63 My Birthmark Becomes More Visible The Colder I Am

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#64 Her Birthmark Created Awesome Highlights

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#65 This Happens To My Hands At Cold Temperatures

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#66 Both Of My Eyes Are Split Between Two Colors

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#67 None Of My Fingers (Or Toes) Have Middle Knuckles, And It’s Hereditary

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#68 My Skin Raises Where I Trace My Finger Over It

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#69 I Have A Witch Eye, And Another One With A Cornea Donated From A Deceased Person

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#70 Was Born With Some Extra Skin On My Ear, So I Figured It Had To Be Done

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#71 Doctor Told Me That My Raynaud’s Should Be In A Medical Textbook

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#72 Macro Shot Of My Blue And Brown Eye

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#73 Rare And Unique Genetic Condition Which Is Known As Waardenburg Syndrome. It Can Cause Hearing Loss And Changes In Coloring (Pigmentation) Of The Hair, Skin, And Eyes

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#74 I Have Birthmark Inside My Eye

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#75 My Left Eye Grows A Single, Fragile Grey Eyelash That Grows As Long As I Let It

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#76 My Coworker Has 2 Melting Pupils

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#77 Found Out I Have Something Called “Nerve Rings” In My Eyes

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#78 I Have Two Different Ears

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#79 I Have Complete And Sectoral Heterochromia, Along With A Lot Of Eye Freckles

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#80 I Have One Eyelash That Has Grown Extra Long And Is Only Brown Up To Where It Should Have Stopped Growing

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#81 A 2-Month-Old Baby Looks Like A 70-Year-Old Man

Experts say it is called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome and it is a genetic condition characterized by the dramatic, rapid appearance of aging beginning in childhood.

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#82 I Have A Really Square Head

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#83 My Right Hand Has A Single Crease, Which Goes From Left To Right Without Breaking

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#84 Each Of My Hands Are Different Size, Shape And Color

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#85 I Was Born Missing A Finger On My Right Hand, Left Hand Is Completely Normal

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#86 Actor Javier Botet Has Marfan Syndrome. Those With The Condition Tend To Be Tall And Thin, With Long Arms, Legs, Fingers, And Toes

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#87 I Just Wanted To Showcase My Anisocoria. My Pupils Are Different Sizes And Switch Often

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#88 I Have A Birthmark In My Eye’s Waterline

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#89 I Have A Rare Condition Called Hyperhidrosis, In Which I Sweat Profusely From My Hand And Feet. It Makes Doing Anything 10 Times Worse

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#90 I Have A Vascular Issue Which Makes My Arms Turn Purple And Orange When Cold

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#91 I Have The Letter ‘N’ On My Left Hand And The Letter ‘M’ On My Right Hand

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#92 Only 2/3 Of My Left Eye Is Brown

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#93 My Wife And Kids Have A Birthmark On The Same Spot On Their Index Knuckle

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#94 A Little-Known Monstrosity That Many Of You Have: The Plica Fimbriata

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#95 Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome Causes Individuals To Age Faster Than Usual And Makes Them Appear Older Than They Actually Are

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#96 Pierre Robin Syndrome Is Characterized By An Underdeveloped Jaw, Backward Displacement Of The Tongue, And Upper Airway Obstruction

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#97 I Had Identical Twin Girls, And One Ear On One Of The Baby Is An Elf Ear

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#98 My Neckbeard Grows In A Spiral

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#99 Only A Certain Patch Of My Hair Went Grey

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#100 I Have An Autoimmune Disorder That Has Made My Natural Hair Color Change Three Times The Last Month

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#101 I Have Grey Eyes, I Had No Idea It Was So Rare Until Someone Mentioned It To Me

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#102 I Have The Linburg-Comstock Variant In My Right Hand: I Can’t Flex My Thumb Without My Index Finger Flexing Too. About One In Five People Are Like Me

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#103 My Son And I Have A Freckle On The Same Part Of Our Hands. Mine On The Left, His On The Right

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#104 I Have A Birthmark In My Eye. It’s Called A Sectoral Heterochromia

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#105 I Have Two Different Color Eyelashes And Was Born With Strawberry Blonde Hair

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#106 My Right Pinky Finger Has Only One Crease

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#107 My Ear Can Do This

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#108 Fibular Polydactylism On My Right Foot. A Fully Functioning Extra Toe That Looks “Normal” To The Naked Eye

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#109 I Have Two Thumbs On My Left Hand. What Do You Have?

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#110 Due To Genetics, My Last Pinky Joint Is Pointing Inwards. Doctor Said Either I Stay Like This With Pain, Or He Breaks My Bones And Hopes I Have A Little Feeling Left After Healing

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#111 I Have An Uncommon Genetic Deformity Called Brachydactyly Type-D, Making The End Bone On Both Thumbs Short

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#112 My Two Very Different Thumbs

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#113 I And Some Members Of My Family Have This Genetic Mutation Called Clinodactyly, Our Pinky Fingers Are Bent Inward

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#114 My Boyfriend Has A Bifid Uvula

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#115 I Was Born With 12 Fingers, Amputated At Birth

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#116 I Was Born With One Toe Missing A Bone. I Have 9.5 Toes Total

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#117 Ichthyosis Vulgaris Is An Inherited Skin Disorder In Which Dead Skin Cells Accumulate In Thick, Dry Scales On Your Skin’s Surface

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#118 My Partner’s Birthmark Behind His Head That Looks Like He’s Been Unplugged

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#119 When I Met My Wife, We Didn’t Know At The Time But It Turns Out That We Have Similar Looking Birthmarks On Our Thighs

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#120 A Birthmark Developed Under The Skin On My Right Ring Finger Where The Nail Is Formed. It Permanently Colors The Nail And Leaves Brown Pinstripe The Width Of The Birthmark

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#121 My Right Hand’s Ring Finger Becomes Colorless And Numb When It’s Cold Outside. I’m Living In Icy Canada

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#122 The Pinkie On My Left Hand Has An Extra Fold

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#123 I Have A 6th Toenail On My Left Foot, Also Known As An Accessory Nail

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#124 I Have A Conjoined Toe

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#125 I Have A Birthmark That Is Heart-Shaped On My Ring Finger

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#126 I Have An Extra Crease On My Left Pinky

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#127 I Was Born With Two Thumbs On My Right Hand. My Extra Thumb Was Surgically Removed When I Was An Infant. The Thumb Nail From The Extra One Now Grows Through My Thumb

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#128 Just Found Out I Was Born With Unilateral Brachydactyly Type D. Here Are My Thumbs

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#129 My Husband’s Eyebrow Has One Strand Of Hair That Grew Just A Little Bit Too Long

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#130 I’ve Had A Brown Fingernail My Whole Life. I’ve Never Come Across Anyone Else With One, And Doctors Have No Idea What Causes It

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