We've unearthed some bizarre stories over the years and this is up there with some of the strangest. It's almost unbelievable.
Let's cut to the chase - an American woman has revealed that her two-tone birthmark is the result of her absorbing - yes, absorbing - her own twin in her mother's womb.
The 33-year-old model suffers from a condition called 'chimerism', which occurs when a non-identical twin is fused into its surviving sibling in the womb.
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As a result of her diagnosis, Taylor, who says she is her 'own twin', has two sets of DNA, two sets of blood cells and two immune systems.
She also has a noticeable two-tone birthmark on her torso which she has had since birth. The left pigmentation includes her twin's genetic make up and the right side her own.
After years of covering her body on photo shoots or asking for the blemish to be removed from pictures, Taylor is speaking out to raise awareness and encourage others to embrace their uniqueness.
Taylor, from Los Angeles, California, said: "My message to the world is don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something or that you can't be something that you dream about. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
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"If you are different, if it is due to a physical abnormality or a condition you have, It doesn't matter. There is a place for everybody in this world.
"We are all special we are all unique and we all have something to give."
After years of constant doctors visits and numerous tests, Taylor was finally diagnosed in her twenties and has decided to allow the world to see her skin.
She explained: "I am my own twin because I have two genetic makeups within one body. It's basically having totally two different humans under the same hood of the car, so to speak.
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"When I grew up no-one said anything about my second colour skin pigmentation because no-one really knew. The only people that did know were probably my closest friends and family. Anywhere I went publicly I always kept it covered.
"My whole life I was always told that my second colour skin pigmentation was just a birthmark. Most doctors, even in this day and age, don't know about chimerism because it's that rare."
As a young child Taylor had a strange obsession with being a twin, constantly wanted to dress like her best friend and would even often ask her mum if she actually had a sibling of her own.
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While working in the entertainment industry, she struggled to comfortably show off her torso, eventually leading her to try and laser off her 'birthmark'.
Taylor said: "I think my very first appointment was so painful to the point that it brought me to tears.
"I was just blown away because I couldn't understand why it was hurting so bad if it was just a birthmark.
"The doctor wanted me to come back for a second time and I just said, 'No way, it's staying on me.' It was unbearable, so it cannot be removed. It's been on me since the day I was born and it will be there till I leave."
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She added that it had affected her confidence, saying: "I definitely had times in my life I had been insecure about showing my torso.
"I was so scared that if I showed my torso on a job or a photo shoot, that clients would never want to work with me again. Or I might not book the job to begin with because I am 'different'.
"If there was a situation where I had to show it, I would always ask the photographer after like, 'Please Photoshop it out of the photos'. I was very insecure about it because I didn't want it to hinder me.
"Women in general, we all have our own insecurities and having a torso that is two different colours was definitely one of mine.
"What gave me the confidence to finally come out about being a chimera is I realised I have been hiding this my entire life, almost pretending like it's not a part of my life.
"I have the opportunity to hopefully help others. All the people out there that are different like me, we can show them that you can be a model or you can be an actress or you can be a singer. Don't let it stop you or hold you back because you are different."
We're just pleased Taylor is happy in her own skin like everybody should be.
Determined to have a natural pregnancy and home birth, Taylor's mum Alex Wood opted against having an ultrasound and so was completely unaware that she was due to have twins.
Alex said: "I had Taylor at home and I had two midwifes who took care of me. Everything was done naturally and part of it was to not upset the child. I just firmly believed it was something I did not want to do to the baby. I wanted it to be natural. So I never knew.
"As soon as Taylor was born, we just swaddled her and enjoyed the moment. Then after the midwife swept her away to bathe her and weigh her and then brought her back, it was like, 'Wow! What is this?' And there was this demarcation down the middle of her abdomen."
Last month we told the story of Pippa Atkinson, who is nearly two years old, lives with epidermolysis bullosa - a condition that has been described as one of the most painful known to medical professionals.
Her family hoped to add an extension to their home with wheelchair access, which would normally cost £8,000 ($5,800), but luckily a group of builders stepped in to do the task for free.
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