Why Some Humans Are Born With Tails

There's a whole lot about the human body that harks back to a time where we were a  lot more primitive. We're talking tails, extra organs, and that's just the beginning. Trace breaks down some of the coolest human vestigial traits.

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1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet
http://www.newscientist.com/article/m...|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news
"YOU may be walking on chimp-like feet without knowing it. At least 1 in 13 of us have feet that are specially adapted for climbing trees."

10 Vestigial Traits You Didn't Know You Had
http://io9.com/5829687/10-vestigial-t...
"Humans have an amazing knack for clinging to the past. We all have traits or behaviors that suited our ancestors just fine, but no longer make any sense — but we just can't seem to get rid of them."

Do you have evolutionary leftovers?
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAm...


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