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There are some mystery diseases you may never have heard of. From Foreign Accent Syndrome, to the Tree Man Illness, to Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome – which inspired “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – these are some of the strangest known medical conditions. WatchMojo counts down ten fascinating rare illnesses.

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00:44 #10: Foreign Accent Syndrome
01:48 #9: Microcephaly
02:32 #8: Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
03:18 #7: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
04:00 #6: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
04:50 #5: Harlequin-Type Ichthyosis
05:39 #4: Congenital Analgesia
06:24 #3, #2 & #1???

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