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Summary They call him Twenty-Four.
Yoandri Hernandez Garrido, 37, known as Twenty-Four shows his 12 fingers in Baracoa, Guantanamo province, Cuba. Hernandez is proud of his extra digits and calls them a blessing, saying they set him apart and enable him to make a living by scrambling up palm trees to cut coconuts and posing for photographs in this eastern Cuban city popular with tourists. Known as polydactyly, Hernandezs condition is relatively common, but its rare for the extra digits to be so perfect.They call him Twenty-Four. Yoandri Hernandez Garridos nickname comes from the six perfectly formed fingers on each of his hands and the six impeccable toes on each foot.Hernandez is proud of his extra digits and calls them a blessing, saying they set him apart and enable him to make a living by scrambling up palm trees to cut coconuts and posing for photographs in this eastern Cuban city popular with tourists. One traveler paid $10 for a picture with him, Hernandez said, a bonanza in a country with an average salary of just $20 a month.
