→International FOP Association: http://www.ifopa.org/donate_to_the_ifopa →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis? https://youtu.be/jK-h2x7hZBM?list=PLR0XuDegDqP0GESJ0DgpgTcThLJVEbFs8 The Numerous Bodies Recently Found in Ben Franklin’s Basement https://youtu.be/tp61Yrj5lTA?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3XRa-w_G0dy_aMMXj0Uq-k In this video: The telltale sign of someone with this condition is a small big toe that is abnormally formed, often pointing at an odd angle. As the baby grows into a child, they typically will start developing very painful nodules around their back, head, neck, and shoulders, generally triggered when the babies or children fall or otherwise bump into something. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/09/it-is-possible-for-a-persons-muscles-and-other-connective-soft-tissues-to-turn-to-bone/ Sources: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thereporteronline/obituary.aspx?pid=158836883 http://www.ojrd.com/content/6/1/80 http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva http://www.ifopa.org/en/what-is-fop/history-of-fop.html http://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/conditions/fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1368763/Fibrodysplasia-Ossificans-Progressiva--Woman-rushes-aisle-rare-disease-turns-statue.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Raymond_Eastlack http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111109/New-genetic-approach-to-treat-fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva.aspx http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?id=2316509&page=1#.UE-r61HkrK8 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/302528.stm http://www.ifo