this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

...how...how many do the other 1% have?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

They have rounding error.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My brother broke his in kindergarden. And somehow his body decided that that bone is not needed anymore. Now he has no controll over it and you can just tilt it with your hand. It's very weird.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

He probably tore the ligament that keeps it in place.

[–] Apetitenevermind 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I had three when I was born, lost one on each side to a coffee table(seperate occations).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The bones broke and weren't set properly, so they fused together

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[–] Apetitenevermind 3 points 2 years ago

It wss a joke about how coffe tables are my feets arch enemy, frozengryo makes a better point that I would be more likely to make more bones bashing them on a coffee table then lose them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think I was born with two and gained a third from the coffee table, or so it felt like

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Is that why my pinkie toe looks so short and stubby?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago

I find most men have one more bone than women. this will need the /s I think.