▲ 477 ▼ TIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why. (www.smithsonianmag.com) submitted 2 years ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SankaraStone@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) Would you mate with somebody who didn't have a chin? Chins are sexy. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why are chins sexy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kacarott@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because they make people want to mate with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do they make people want to mate with me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Because they’re sexy. We’ve been over this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because otherwise you might be mating with a Neanderthal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No "till", plenty of living beings have vestigial elements that were positive at some point of their history, yet no longer are, but are still maintained because there isn't evolutionary pressure to get rid of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -17 points 2 years ago (4 children) Same as boobs, Human female breasts are mainly sexual, they are too large for babies to feed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) I refuse to believe that someone is dumb enough to actually believe this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) What? No other mammal has breasts like human females, and they are full of touch senses unlike other. They are clearly part of human sexuality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) did you have a stroke and forget the second part of your comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent [–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Elephants do for a start. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm sorry, but this isn't correct, adult human females have breasts to hide when they are in estrus, by always being swollen, it's called hidden estrose, it's a whole thing. This has a lot of data backing it up. I KNOW I'M SPELLING IT WRONG! PROOFREADING IS THE LAST RETREAT OF COWARDS!!!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago they are too large for babies to feed. Then it seems I must have seen some of them fake it really convincingly for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 9 points 2 years ago I'm Asian and this is not true for my breasts, tyvm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why are chins sexy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kacarott@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because they make people want to mate with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do they make people want to mate with me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Because they’re sexy. We’ve been over this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because otherwise you might be mating with a Neanderthal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No "till", plenty of living beings have vestigial elements that were positive at some point of their history, yet no longer are, but are still maintained because there isn't evolutionary pressure to get rid of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kacarott@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because they make people want to mate with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do they make people want to mate with me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Because they’re sexy. We’ve been over this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why do they make people want to mate with me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Because they’re sexy. We’ve been over this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Because they’re sexy. We’ve been over this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because otherwise you might be mating with a Neanderthal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No "till", plenty of living beings have vestigial elements that were positive at some point of their history, yet no longer are, but are still maintained because there isn't evolutionary pressure to get rid of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No "till", plenty of living beings have vestigial elements that were positive at some point of their history, yet no longer are, but are still maintained because there isn't evolutionary pressure to get rid of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No "till", plenty of living beings have vestigial elements that were positive at some point of their history, yet no longer are, but are still maintained because there isn't evolutionary pressure to get rid of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tak@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Homo Sapiens develop a mutation XYZ that makes them not be attracted towards Neanderthals -> Neanderthals go extinct -> XYZ is NOW vestigial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tak@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -17 points 2 years ago (4 children) Same as boobs, Human female breasts are mainly sexual, they are too large for babies to feed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) I refuse to believe that someone is dumb enough to actually believe this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) What? No other mammal has breasts like human females, and they are full of touch senses unlike other. They are clearly part of human sexuality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) did you have a stroke and forget the second part of your comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent [–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Elephants do for a start. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm sorry, but this isn't correct, adult human females have breasts to hide when they are in estrus, by always being swollen, it's called hidden estrose, it's a whole thing. This has a lot of data backing it up. I KNOW I'M SPELLING IT WRONG! PROOFREADING IS THE LAST RETREAT OF COWARDS!!!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago they are too large for babies to feed. Then it seems I must have seen some of them fake it really convincingly for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 9 points 2 years ago I'm Asian and this is not true for my breasts, tyvm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) I refuse to believe that someone is dumb enough to actually believe this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) What? No other mammal has breasts like human females, and they are full of touch senses unlike other. They are clearly part of human sexuality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) did you have a stroke and forget the second part of your comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent [–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Elephants do for a start. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) What? No other mammal has breasts like human females, and they are full of touch senses unlike other. They are clearly part of human sexuality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) did you have a stroke and forget the second part of your comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent [–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Elephants do for a start. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) did you have a stroke and forget the second part of your comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure they did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Elephants do for a start. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm sorry, but this isn't correct, adult human females have breasts to hide when they are in estrus, by always being swollen, it's called hidden estrose, it's a whole thing. This has a lot of data backing it up. I KNOW I'M SPELLING IT WRONG! PROOFREADING IS THE LAST RETREAT OF COWARDS!!!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago they are too large for babies to feed. Then it seems I must have seen some of them fake it really convincingly for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 9 points 2 years ago I'm Asian and this is not true for my breasts, tyvm permalink fedilink source parent