Ganga and Jamuna Mandel
Also known as the spider sisters, these twins are joined at the abdomen and pelvis. They have four arms and three legs and they share a stomach. They have two hearts, two kidneys and one liver and this makes them one of the world’s rarest conjoined twins. These two work as satchel performers at dreamland circus, attracting tens and thousands of people who are amazed by what they see.
In the past, they were examined by doctors to determine whether or not they could be separated, but the twins didn’t really want to go through with it as the operation posed more risks than reward. In fact, they are happy being as they are now. Not only do they share the same body, but they also share the same man. They found love and are now married to their husband who does his best to support them and give them as much joy as he can.
Hong Hong
The average person has 10 fingers and 10 toes and every now and then you might meet someone with one extra digit. That is because polydactyly is a fairly common condition that affects one in every thousand births. But what if I told you Hong Hong was born with 31 digits 15 fingers and 16 toes to be exact. Hong Hong’s mother herself has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.
During pregnancy she was worried she would pass that condition onto her son. However, she never expected the mutation to grow to this much of a degree. Hong Hong’s parents wanted their son to have a normal life. So they were trying to raise funds for their surgery that would cost some roughly $30k. Though they weren’t initially able to afford it, one hospital in the country decided to lower the price and help their situation.
Tommy
Tommy popularly referred to as the man with two bananas. This condition affects 5.5 million Americans and is caused by an irregular homeobox gene during the fourth week of pregnancy. Though a lot of people might be ashamed or embarrassed of their genetic defects, Tommy has no shame in his two bananas. In fact, he says guys would be jealous of his gift and would feel bad for not having two themselves. Not only that, but tommy has to do the deed at least twice a day for health purposes. Because if he doesn’t, then his prostate gets inflamed.
He has been with over one thousand women and counting. When asked which one of his bananas is his favourite, he said it was the right one.
Liang Zhu Zheng
This 87-year-old Chinese lady had a massive horn growing out of her head. It started out as a small itchy mold many years ago. So they decided to use a traditional Chinese medicine to get rid of the irritation. But a few years later, that mole grew into a finger-like horn. The doctors examined it and couldn’t figure out what it was. So they just left it as it is until one day, while her son was washing her hair, that horn got cracked and it broke off.
However, it ended up growing back even bigger than last time. It turned out to be five inches long and two inches wide. Later on, the doctors claimed that this horn is actually a type of skin tumor called cornu cutaneum which requires surgery in order to be removed. The family is very hesitant to go through with the procedure due to the ladies old age. A lot of complications could arise.
Stelios Arcadious
Though most people on this list were born with their genetic mutation, Stelios decided to create his own because he’s an artist with the vision of merging humans and technology. His particular ambition was growing a third ear. The project began in 1996 and has continued for over two decades.
Originally, he wanted the third ear to be placed beside his existing ear, but that wasn’t the most safe place to do it because it could have resulted in partial face paralysis. So he ended up putting it on his arm from cells in the lab. It required three surgeons and two operations to complete the process. However, this ear isn’t completely useless because using a wifi network, they plan on allowing the entire world to listen to what Stelios hears. He delivered his body in the name of art and science.
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Josephine Myrtle Corbin
Josephine was born with a very rare condition called dipigus. It basically meant that she had two pelvises and four legs. The two legs in the middle were malformed with three toes and shorter than the outer two legs. Though she could move the two in the middle, they were not strong enough to be walked on. It was also said that she had two female organs, with each of them being independent from the other.
She ended up getting a job at the circus, becoming one of the biggest attractions and highest paid freak show performers of that time. Later on, Josephine got married to a doctor and had five healthy kids. It was said that three of them were born from one organ while the two of them were born from the other organ.
Francesco Lentini
The three-legged man from Sicily, Lentini was born in 1889 and was supposed to have a twin. Unfortunately, the embryos didn’t completely separate in the womb, causing Lentini to be born with his siblings body parts – a total of three legs, four feet (with the fourth one being on his knee), 16 toes and two male organs.
When he was around seven years, the doctors decided not to remove the third leg simply because his extra limb was too close to his spine and getting rid of it would cause Lentini to be paralyzed. A short while later, he was discovered by Vincenzo Magnano who would bring him to America to join a traveling circus and become a sideshow performer by the name of ‘The Great Lentini.’ Despite the early days of being ridiculed for his extra limbs, he later found himself to become a very successful man and a huge celebrity.
