A South African baby boy was bizarrely born with the number 12 etched on his head.
Hanru van Niekerk was welcomed into the world on Nov. 11, 2014, reports The Citizen.
Some have suggested he was born early — and was actually meant to have arrived the following day on Nov. 12 to correspond with the unusual birthmark.
At first, members of his Johannesburg family didn’t notice the blemish.
“My youngest daughter was the first one to see it and she said there is a 1 and a 2 on his forehead,” his great-grandmother Catherine Jooste, 70, told the Northcliff Melville Times.
But she revealed that they weren’t worried about the mark, since doctors have said it will fade as the tot grows.
Dermatologist Patrice Hyde said infants may develop birthmarks before or shortly after birth.
“No one knows what causes blood vessels to group together, but it’s good to know most birthmarks aren’t a sign of any kind of illness and usually don’t hurt at all,” Hyde added.