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> There's a subgroup of Asians spanning the Himalayas and east Asia that have blue bottommed babies That's funny. I had to Google it because I never heard abou
by hcarvalhoalves 12y ago
> There's a subgroup of Asians spanning the Himalayas and east Asia that have blue bottommed babies
That's funny. I had to Google it because I never heard about that before, but apparently it's extremely common!
According to Wikipedia this trait is common not only on asians but also native americans, so it predates Genghis Khan.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_spot#Prevalence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_spot#Prevalence
- kinleyd 12y agoThat makes sense actually, given the belief that native Americans came from central Asia before the ice melted on the Bering Straits. When you compare native Americans with Asians from around the Himalayan region, the features are strikingly similar. I wonder if native Americans also have the high altitude gene at the same level of probability as Tibetans, given their shared blue bottoms? :)
- hcarvalhoalves 12y agoPossibly. Look at the Inca Empire. Peru, Bolivia, Chile are all above sea level. Machu Picchu peak is at 2.5km.