Some people were born with brown hair, while others born with blonde, and some ginger.
While you were safe and secure in your mother's womb, complicated formulas of chromosomes were forming, which would, eventually, nine months later, make you with all of your impurities and imperfections, as well as your dashing good looks.
Some babies are born with hair while others are born without. Although incredibly rare, some babies are born with a genetic condition called hypertrichosis universalis.
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An estimated one-in-a-billion babies will be born with hypertrichosis universalis, a condition which leads to extreme body and facial hair growth. Often and wrongly referred to 'werewolf syndrome', those who have hypertrichosis universalis will grow up covered head to toe in hair.
Unfortunately, due to the many who choose not to accept those who appear different to others, sufferers will probably grow up being defined by the way they look. Wrongly, their looks will hold them back and limit their success. That is until the world around them changes their attitude to judge people on their values, opinions and behaviour, instead of how they were born.
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One recently reported case came from central India. A baby was born with the condition that ran in the family. At just five months old, he had already developed thick-black hair on his arms, legs and face.
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The mother, Manisha Sambhaji Raut, 22, from Pune, is heartbroken that her son has inherited the same genetic condition as her and her two sisters, reports the Mirror.
Another family in Mexico also suffers from the condition and told the BBC in 2015 that they were fed up of being called werewolves.
At just 13, the father of the family, Jesus Aceves, was working at a funfair where he ran a stall when he was first spotted by a circus owner.
"The man said he'd pay us well and said he wanted all of us," Aceves said. "He said he would house us and there'd be money. I said, 'Yes'."
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With limited options available because of the struggle for the family to earn an income, the family now work at various 'freak shows' and circuses in order to get by.
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In Bangladesh, another child is living with the same condition that many people just simply do not understand.
12-year-old Bithi Akhtar has been covered in hair since she was born.
As a result of the syndrome, she suffered with swollen gums that cover her teeth, reports inquirer.net.
There is no known cure for hypertrichosis. People with the condition have to suffer further than the physical day-to-day challenges that come with having hair over their body, just because of the way they look.
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