26Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is responsible for 1 in 7 deaths in all human history and a quarter of all humans alive today are infected, with over a million deaths a year and 1 every 18 seconds.
27. Diarrhea kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. The depletion of bodily fluids from Diarrhea can cause “profound” dehydration, killing thousands of kids every day.
28. There is a rare degenerative muscle movement disorder called "X-linked Dystonia Parkinsonism" which almost exclusively affects only males from Panay Island in the Phillipines. It is thought to have originated from a genetic mutation introduced by ethnic groups over 2 millennia ago.
29. People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may lose the ability to smell peanut butter. The “Peanut Butter Test” may offer an early indication of the disease.
30. East Asians have their own specific syndrome, called “Asian Flush Reaction.” It causes their face to turn red after consuming alcoholic drinks. 36% of East Asians have this syndrome.
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31Stroke victims
Stroke victims with partial facial paralysis can lose the ability to voluntarily smile on half their face, but can still fully smile when laughing at a joke.
32. Wendigo psychosis is a disorder, historically reported among native people in Canada, in which a person feels the need to consume human flesh. In 1878, a man suffering from it named Swift Runner killed and ate his family despite food supplies being available at a nearby outpost.
33. The Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS), as its name says, makes the hair of people suffering from it impossible to comb, due to the triangular shape of the hair shaft.
34. Sleeping Beauty Syndrome is an extremely rare illness, which causes episodes of being mostly asleep for weeks at a time. If awake during an episode, sufferers are confused about what is real and what is a dream. The condition appears in adolescence and resolves itself 10-15 years later.
35. People who are susceptible to Hay Fever can experience a short term burning or itchy sensation when eating Fruit, due to "Oral Allergy Syndrome", in which your body reacts to something it mistakenly believes is pollen.
