2006-09-28 08:29:43 · 4 answers · asked by aradude188 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
There is no reason as to why some people get them.
The medical term for them is hemangioma. They occur when a group of blood vessels group together on one place near the skin. This is now thought to be a genetic trait. In history they were thought to mean very different things, from high intellegence to being special.
2006-09-28 08:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by howdidiknowthat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just genetic instances of hypermelanastic activity....there's really no rhyme or reason to their appearance (or lack there-of), save for whether or not a person's parents are predisposed to 'em...
2006-09-28 15:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Silver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was originally a sign of being extremely intelligent.
2006-09-28 15:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno,but I have a heart-shaped one on my shin
2006-09-28 15:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋