Contestants in the Conch Republic Red Ribbon Bed Race push their entries down Duval Street in Key West, Florida, April 24, 2010. The event was part of Key West's annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration that ends April 25. The 10-day event commemorates the Keys' 1982 mock secession from America after the U.S. Border Patrol established a roadblock at the top of the Overseas Highway. Picture taken April 24, 2010 Key West's Great Conch Republic Drag Race
Slovak youths dressed in traditional costumes whip a girl using sticks made from willow trees during traditional Easter celebrations in the city of Ilava, 160 km (100 miles) north of Bratislava April 5, 2010. Slovak girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty A Slovak youth dressed in traditional costume carries a girl as he prepares to throw her into a creek during traditional Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km (90 miles) north of Bratislava April 5, 2010. Slovak girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty. A Slovak girl reacts after being splashed with water during traditional Easter celebrations in the city of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km (90 miles) north of Bratislava April 5, 2010. Slovak girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty.
A cloud left by Space Shuttle Discovery hovers over Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center April 5, 2010, in Cape Canaveral. Discovery is scheduled for a supply mission to the International Space Station. Exhaust and smoke from the space shuttle Discovery swirls over the Kennedy Space Center after Discovery launched from launch pad 39A on a mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, April 5, 2010
A woman looks at a 1946 Ford "Woodie" station wagon on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures
The front end of a 1950's Cadillac convertible on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures The tail fins of a 1961 Cadillac Sedan DeVille on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures. A 1955 Ford Thunderbird on display with other classic cars at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures.
A six-year-old boy displays his hands at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 8, 2010. The boy who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes underwent surgery on March 23 to have the extra limbs removed, and after a recovery period he is scheduled to leave the hospital on April 12, China Daily reported.
A six-year-old boy looks at his hands at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 8, 2010. The boy who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes underwent surgery on March 23 to have the extra limbs removed, and after a recovery period he is scheduled to leave the hospital on April 12, China Daily reported Doctors check the feet of a six-year-old boy at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 8, 2010. The boy who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes underwent surgery on March 23 to have the extra limbs removed, and after a recovery period he is scheduled to leave the hospital on April 12, China Daily reported
The boy appeared to suffer from central polydactyly, where an extra digit of long or ring finger is concealed in a web.
A 6-year-old boy from China, who was born with 5 extra fingers and 6 extra toes, has undergone an operation to remove his extra digits, the Daily Mail reported. If you do the math – that’s 31 fingers and toes.
The unnamed child suffered from a condition known as polydactyly, in which a person has more than five fingers per hand and five toes per foot. This condition can occur on its own without any other symptoms or underlying disease, according to the National Institutes of Health, or may be inherited.
In this case, the boy appeared to have central polydactyly, where an extra digit of a long or ring finger is concealed in a web between the adjoining normal fingers.
The boy’s mother said he has been ridiculed all his life because of the malformation, but thanks to a six hour surgery at a hospital in Shenyang, China, doctors were able to remove the extra toes and fingers.
The solar powered aircraft "Solar Impulse" (HB-SIA prototype) flies for the first time with test pilot Markus Scherdel on board at the military airport in Payerne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The prototype with the wingspan of a Boeing 747 and the weight of a small car started to a two-hour test flight to examine if the plane can keep a straight trajectory. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft powered only by solar energy. Solar Impulse - Flea Hop
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