Weird human abilities that only 10% of the population can do

People who can wiggle their ears and raise one eyebrow are completely real. Below are some strange abilities that only a few people in the world can do.

From the way you walk and smell to the shape of your ears and butt, scientists are finding some surprising ways to identify you from among the seven billion other people on earth. Humans are unusual animals by any stretch of the imagination. Our unique anatomy and abilities, like our large brains and opposable thumbs, have allowed us to dramatically change our world and even leave the planet. There are also some oddities about us that are, well, just special compared to the rest of the animal kingdom. So what exactly makes us so special? Some of the things we take for granted might surprise you. In particular, many people around the world possess interesting, rare skills.

Below are 9 unique abilities and characteristics that not everyone has. Try to check how many characteristics your body possesses, if you possess 5/9 of these points, then congratulations, you are not a normal person but a mutant living on this earth.

1. Ears can move

According to research, only 22% of the world's population has the ability to move one ear, and 18% can move both ears.

Since the primitive times, our ancestors had not yet fully evolved, and the ears, like other body parts, could still move. However, as time went on, humans gradually evolved and became more complete, and the moving muscles in the ears gradually disappeared, because they had no use in life.

2. Ability to move each toe individually

Try to wiggle your toes, it is definitely impossible, because when you wiggle one toe, all the other toes will move along with it.

The reason for this ability is that only the big toe and the little toe have their own muscles, while the remaining toes share a common muscle bundle. Therefore, very few people have the ability to move all their toes separately without affecting the remaining toes, especially the three middle toes.

3. Lick your elbow

Can you lick your elbow? If you hear this question for the first time, you will definitely raise your hand to try it right away, without any hesitation. But in reality, 99% of us cannot lick our elbows. Do you know why you can't do it? This is extremely simple, to do this you must meet two factors, one is a long tongue and two is a short forearm. And only 1% of the population can meet the above two criteria to be able to perform the action of licking the elbow.

4. Furrow one eyebrow

To do this, you must have good control over all the muscles in your face. According to scientists, this ability is inherited from our ancestors, and most people who can 'wag their ears' can also frown easily.

5. Have dimples

Dimples are a noticeable feature for many people in modern life today. Dimples are easily noticed when we smile. These dimples are attached to the facial bones, so when smiling, part or both cheeks will be hidden inside, creating charm for the person who owns these dimples.

6. Hole in the ear

It is estimated that only about 5% of the world's population possesses this feature on their bodies. Currently, scientists still cannot explain this strange feature on our human ears. However, many people speculate that the small holes in our ears are due to genetic evolution from our ancestors when they lived in an aquatic environment.

7. Hitchhiker's thumb

Can you bend your thumb like the one in the picture above? Of course not, because only 25% of people in the world have this strange ability, and to do so you must have a very special gene called 'bendy thumb'.

8. Wrist tendonless

Try holding your hand out and flexing it and see if the veins on your wrist are bulging. If they are, you are exactly like 86% of the world's population. If they are not, you are in the 14% of people with special abilities.

People who do not have this muscle group do not need to worry too much, because experts say that the lack of this muscle group will not have any effect on arm movement.

9. Possessing 'Darwin's tubercle'

The characteristic of these ears is that they often have a small piece of cartilage protruding outside or the edge of the ear. This is a very normal thing, because these people often have not yet fully evolved, still have the same characteristics as our ancestors before they had ears.

Only 10% of the world's population possesses these special ears. These people often have a very good sense of music, as well as the ability to perceive sounds at high frequencies and recognize noises more clearly in noisy environments than normal people.

Kareem Winters

Update 16 December 2024