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Charles Q. Choi

How common is it to have extra bones in your skeleton?

An MRI scan showing a person doing the splits. .

It's no secret that babies have more bones than adults: Whereas newborns can have 275 to 300, with smaller bones fusing and hardening to create larger bones as the children grow older, most adults have only 206. (Having tinier, softer bones gives babies the extra flexibility they need to curl up in the womb and make their way through the birth canal.)

But is it possible for adults to have extra bones?

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