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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Girl with 12 fingers, 14 toes aims for a record

2011-02-17

[Straits Times] FROM almost the moment Le Yati Min was born, her mother knew the girl had a little something extra.

'I asked the nurses whether my kid was born complete with hands and legs,' says her mother. 'They replied that the baby even has more than she needs.'

Born with 12 fingers and 14 toes, Le may be the most 'digitally enhanced' person in the world. Now, the 16-month-old girl's family in impoverished Myanmar is seeking a Guinness World Record to prove it.

A neighbour is helping her mother apply to claim the record hearing that a boy from India currently hold bragging rights for the most digits, with 12 fingers and 13 toes.

Polydactylism - being born with an extra finger or toe - is fairly unusual, but it is even more rare for someone to have spare functional digits on both hands and feet, as Le does.

Proud mom Phyo Min Min Soe, 26, said on Tuesday that she'd be happy to see Le gain a world record, but even without that, her daughter already has a happy life, and even some natural advantages.

Posted by:Fred

#9 Or a classical pianist, like in Gattaca.

Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-02-17 17:18

#8 Kinda made for 6-string guitar, isn't she?

Posted by: Fred 2011-02-17 17:01

#7 Have her take piano or guitar lessons. Her future would be completely assured. Can you imagine how much easier it would be to play "Flight of the Bumblebee" with 12 fingers?

Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-02-17 12:55

#6 She has a budding future in programming, probably the fastest programmer ever.

30 Years ago I'd have said typist.

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-02-17 12:08

#5
Let me guess, cousin marriage.

Maybe not. Burma's primarily Hinayana Buddhist, except for the Muslim Rohingyas, and the name's not Muslim.

Posted by: Fred 2011-02-17 09:03

#4 The way the headline was written was a laugh, like she was planning to add on even more fingers and toes.

She's got a long way to go to beat the 5,000 fingers of Dr. T.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-02-17 08:57

#3 Let me guess, cousin marriage.

Posted by: gromky 2011-02-17 06:51

#2 Dang, this girl, from her fingers, is gonna grow up to count in base 12 and base 14 from her toes.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-02-17 02:38

#1 Cool! Cute kid. My cat has 22 toes, one extra on each extremity. Most cats only have 18 toes.

Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2011-02-17 02:28

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