A father has gone viral with his reaction upon learning that babies are born without kneecaps, leaving internet users as surprised as he was.
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A father became a social media sensation with his reaction upon learning that his son did not have kneecaps, and many internet users were just as surprised as he was about this peculiar discovery.
Dylan and Shelby Reese are parents to young Dylan and are behind the TikTok video that amused and educated many about this curious fact regarding babies. In footage posted by Shelby, the father is seen bewildered upon discovering his son came into the world without kneecaps.
The mother explains amidst laughter that they will develop later on, and the father, still in shock, asks, “What kind of design flaw is this?! So you’re telling me this little nugget doesn’t have kneecaps until they’re 2 to 6 years old? That’s wild!”
In reality, a newborn baby has approximately 70 more bones than an adult. This is because a baby’s skeleton is mostly made of cartilage, which eventually turns into bone through a process called ossification.
In this case, the cartilage acts like a soft kneecap, not only aiding during childbirth but also enabling the baby to crawl painlessly until they learn to walk. The ossification process of the kneecap begins around age 2 or 3 and typically completes between ages 5 and 6.
Internet users were as shocked as the father upon discovering the absence of kneecaps on little ones’ knees. With over 45 million views, the TikTok post sparked a range of amusing questions in the comments.
“I have 4 kids, Shelby. 4 kids and I never knew they didn’t have kneecaps. What the heck,” one person asked. “I literally had to Google this because I thought you were joking,” another said. “Is that why we can crawl as babies but then it hurts when we grow up?” questioned a third.
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