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> It’s odd for there to be such an easily-removable design flaw in the human body; evolution tends to remove them. Your appendix and gallbladder would like a w
by gavinray 1y ago
> It’s odd for there to be such an easily-removable design flaw in the human body; evolution tends to remove them.
Your appendix and gallbladder would like a word with you ;^)
- lostlogin 1y agoWisdom teeth too.
- tazjin 1y agoAnd tonsils!
- gavinray 1y agoSpeaking of, I had my tonsils and adenoids removed as a child due to chronic ear infections. What's up with those things?!
- davidmurdoch 1y agoI once read that wisdom teeth don't fit anymore only because we use forks and knives now. Previously we would tear our food with our teeth, always widening our pallet. I couldn't find the source just now (in the 30 seconds I searched for it), but I always thought it was an interesting idea.
- Qem 1y agoAlso the intakes for trachea and esophagus being close to each other, causing chokes.
- subscribed 1y agoBoth appendix and gallbladder are important. Check the diet for people with gallbladder resection.
- Supermancho 1y agoI don't have a gallbladder. My diet is that I eat less fried foods and avoid certain dark syrups. The gallbladder is not important for humans in the aggregate. The aorta, yes.