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TIL 55% of people have 3 bones in their pinky toes and 44% have 2 bones (www.sciencedirect.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL: There are people with 3 boned toes...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just looked at an xray, I have 3 bones in all of my toes, except the big toe. I'm weird right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm not a doctor but I'll go ahead and say that yes, you are a medical curiosity the likes of which humanity has never before seen!

Full disclosure: I have no idea what I'm talking about and completely made that up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit!! Guess I'll have to join a traveling sideshow now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No, now you get to join a traveling side show. Congratulations!