DailyDirt: X-Men Among Us?
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Every so often, you might hear about some weird genetic mutation that sounds cool. Not telepathy or the ability to bend metal (there is no spoon, after all...), but there are some medical curiosities that are a bit more mundane and practical. Here are just a few examples.- Supernumerary teeth is what they call it when someone has more than the standard set of "baby teeth" and "adult teeth" in their mouth. Presumably, folks with three sets of teeth really like the tooth fairy... [url]
- A super strong German boy was born with well-defined muscles. Will this budding superhero be able to keep his identity secret as an adult? [url]
- In the 1970s, it was discovered that it wasn't uncommon for children to re-grow fingertips that had been accidentally cut off. But this ability to re-grow fingertips doesn't seem to extend to other body parts -- or to anyone beyond puberty. [url]
- To find more interesting stuff on health-related topics, check out what's currently in the StumbleUpon archives. [url]
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Thanks, AC!
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Luckily for John Bobbit surgery often works too.
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superhuman?
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supernumerary teeth
As x-men mutations go it's not really up there with mind control or teleportation unfortunately. All it really did was sit on the outside of my normal row of teeth (back by the molars so it wasn't visible) and trap food. Had to have it removed before it caused problems for the real molars.
I've got another one on the other side of my mouth, but it hasn't come through yet. Will likely have to get that taken out when it does though (or when my dentist needs to make another payment on that nice new car the first operation bought!)
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Oh, and surgeons charge by the tooth for removal. X(
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I'm a mutant!
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