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Old 01-07-2005, 12:02 PM   #21
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that little pink collection of skin on the inside corner of your eye is an actual remnant of a third eyelid that humans used to have back in more prehistoric times, (think, caveman or earlier) that closed from side to side, much like the third eyelid of a dog. Like the dogs' third eyelid, it was used to protect the eye from debree while running through brush, particularly while either hunting or being chased. The eyelid was transparent enough to see through, while covering the eye surface completely. Another vestigial stucture like the skin fold, is the human tailbone, which today serves no purpose in human daily life, but gives a strong inclination or suggestion that at one point in the development of the human species, humans had a tail.

What would our bucket seats look like if we had a tail today? Hmmm..
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