What Are the Most Bizarre Mysterious Ailments Affecting Humanity?

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This discussion highlights various bizarre and mysterious ailments affecting humanity, including conditions such as pica, where individuals have an urge to eat non-food substances like dirt, and alien hand syndrome, which causes a person to feel that their hand is acting independently. Other mentioned ailments include hypertrichosis, characterized by excessive hair growth, and penile retraction syndrome, where individuals believe their penis is disappearing. These conditions, while rare, illustrate the complexity of human health and the brain's influence on bodily perceptions.

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Ever felt the urge to eat dirt or attack the alien impersonating your brother? Megan Gressor can explain why.

From excess digits to errant hands, extreme hairiness to disappearing penises, there is no end of strange ailments afflicting humanity. Some are serious, others are downright bizarre. Here are some fascinating, odd and mercifully rare conditions that can affect our bodies and brains:[continued]
http://smh.com.au/news/health-and-fitness/my-brother-is-an-alien/2006/02/08/1139379562020.html
 
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I pity the people affected by those disorders...