35+ Really Interesting Body Abnormalities People Are Proudly Sharing
Since the beginning of time, humans have found differences to be fascinating. Sadly, this fascination sometimes also led to fear and ridicule. While some people with physical abnormalities have felt shame and hidden their difference, others have embraced their uniqueness and are happy to share them with us. From an extra toe to striped wisdom teeth, we’ve compiled a list of really interesting body abnormalities people proudly share — and it’s all courtesy of r/mildlyinteresting.
Marfan’s Syndrome
We’re sure there have been times when you felt like you were just a few inches away from reaching that thing on the top shelf. In those moments, it would be perfectly understandable to wish you had longer fingers to help you out.
This person seems to be just showing off that they don’t have that problem. Though it might look strange, they’re just going through life with the hand they were dealt.
Knuckle Up
We’ve all learned about the bone structure of the hand in anatomy class, and, of course, we assumed this applied to basically everyone. But, sometimes, people are born with unique situations, like this person right here.
That being said, you need knuckles for your hand to move. So, we’re unsure how this person grabs things without that middle knuckle. It would be quite challenging, don’t you think?
Goosebumps
When something is scary or even surprising, most people end up with goosebumps all up and down their bodies. This poster, though, seems to be a patchwork of both bumps and smooth skin.
Though it seems that this person doesn’t really mind and has gotten kind of used to their strange body. /honestly, someone might not even notice unless they pointed it out!
Just A Little Gap
One place that many of us don’t often think about is what’s under our tongue. That’s because we never really see it until we do a thorough brushing of our teeth. We really want to know how long it took for this person to find this strange abnormality.
You would have to be pretty proud of this abnormality to want people to see it. However, it’s got to be strange for them to walk around, just open their mouth and point!
Most Toothpicks in a Beard
Beards aren’t just stylish facial accessories that make all men look 1000 times better. They have practical purposes too, like as a nest for birds that need rescuing, or as a handy place to store things, like tooth pics, for example.
In 2018, Joel Strasser managed to fit 3,500 toothpicks in his beard. It took three hours and 13 minutes to accomplish, but he got his name in Guinness World Records for his efforts!
Most Tattooed Man
Plenty of people have multiple tattoos. Some go as far as to get build up a tattoo ‘sleeve’, covering their arm(s) and/or leg(s) in permanent ink. But even people who might be covered in tattoos have nothing on Lucky Diamond Rich – also known as Gregory Paul McLaren.
The New Zealander has spent more than 1,000 hours having his body modified by tattoo artists, as well as having his earlobes stretched and his teeth replaced with silver veneers.
Farthest Arrow Shot Using Feet
Most of us would struggle to fire an arrow a respectable distance using our hands, let alone our feet! But some people are just more talented in the art of archery than your average person.
Brittany Walsh is a Guinness World Record holder in acrobatic archery, as well as ‘a solo hand balancing artist’. In 2018, Walsh fired an arrow an incredible 40 feet and 4.64 inches using only her feet!
Largest Hula Hoop Spun by a Female
It seems that when it comes to spinning a hula hoop, you’ve either got it, or you don’t. But, like anything else, sometimes it just takes a lot of practice to master hula hooping. But how much practice must Getti Kehayova have had to spin a hula hoop 17 feet and .25 inches in diameter?
As it turns out Kehayova used a protective vest to spin the hoop, and nearly broke a few ribs in attempting to set the new record. But set a record she did, successfully spinning the giant hoop at least three times.
Largest Humanoid Vehicle
A humanoid vehicle is a vehicle with its body shape built to resemble the human body. Essentially, think of a Transformer in its ‘natural’ form.
Plenty of people have managed to create humanoid vehicles over the years, but none as big or as impressive as Mononofu, built by Sakakibara Kikai in Japan. The towering vehicle is 28 feet tall and weighs a whopping seven tons. The name ‘Mononofu’ translates to ‘Samurai Warrior’, and the vehicle took six years to build.
Man Covered by Most Bees
You’ll find that plenty of records in Guinness World Records are absolutely mad, which tells you something about the person(s) who achieved them. We mean, who would willingly allow a hive of bees to settle on them for any length of time?
Gao Bingguo, that’s who. The Chinese beekeeper set a new Guinness World record after covering his body with almost 1.1 million crawling bees weighing a massive 109kg (240lbs) back in 2015. He was stung over 2,000 times and his body temperature rose to over 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit).
Longest Kiss
Not everyone is comfortable with PDA – public displays of affection. Particularly if it involves a couple kissing for a really, really long time. But we’ll excuse it for a world record attempt.
But if you’re looking to break the record, you’re going to need to have some serious endurance, because the current world record stands at an absolutely insane 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds, achieved by Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat of Thailand.
Most People in a Large Car
Anyone who has taken a road trip with a big family or group of friends knows that it can get pretty claustrophobic – especially if you’re traveling in a small car.
We assume none of the 41 people who managed to fit themselves into a Toyota Rav 4 at the Toyota Centre Krasnoyarsk Zapad (Russia) in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, had claustrophobia. Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t have been able to set this bizarre yet still impressive world record!
Largest Hairy Family
Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis is an extremely rare skin disease, characterized by hair overgrowth on 98 percent of male bodies (excluding their palms and soles), and mild and asymmetric hair overgrowth in females.
Victor Gomez, Gabriel Ramos Gomez, Luisa Lilia De Lira Aceves, and Jesus Manuel Fajardo Aceves are four members of a family of 19, spanning five generations in Mexico, who all suffer from the condition.
First Person to Break the Sound Barrier in Freefall
There are plenty of brave men and women that feature in Guinness World Records, but in our estimation, none come close to Felix Baumgartner – the first and only human being to have broken the sound barrier in freefall.
To give you an idea of just how much of a legend the Austrian skydiver is, on 14 October 2012, Baumgartner ascended to the stratosphere in a helium balloon, and wearing a specialized suit, proceed to jump from the balloon back to Earth. In the process he also set world records for skydiving an estimated 24 miles, reaching an estimated top speed of 843.6 mph, or Mach 1.25.
Tallest Living Human
Humans come in all shapes and sizes, but only one man can call himself the tallest living person on Earth. That man is Sultan Kösen, who stands 8 ft 2.82 inches tall.
He is the seventh tallest man in history, and one of only 10 to have reached 8 ft or higher, according to Guinness World Records. Kösen’s growth results from the condition acromegaly, caused by a tumor affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
Shortest Living Mobile Human
Edward Nino Hernandez, of Colombia, measures 72.10 cm – around 2 feet and 4 inches tall and weighs just 22lbs.
Mr. Hernandez suffers from a condition known as hypothyroidism, which stunted his growth. “I use my smile to conquer the world! I always share my big smile with everyone; that’s my charm,” Hernandez told UPI. “I can achieve everything I set my mind to. Everything is possible . . . Size and height don’t matter! I want people to meet who I truly am: small in size, big in heart!”