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I've got two of them !

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pompa Sat 13-Dec-14 07:46:10

I've got two of them, you've probably got two. Eyebrows, I was wondering why we all have these apparently useless appendages. So I googled it, lots of pages (I leave you to do your own research, it's interesting).
What other appendages do you wonder why we have them, surly only useful things survive evolution, or do they?
(Ok, I do think of some weird things)

vampirequeen Sat 13-Dec-14 08:00:22

You got me thinking so after I'd looked up eyebrows I moved onto finger and toe nails. Equally fascinating.

Teetime Sat 13-Dec-14 10:07:19

Male nipples stop your chest from fraying says DHtchsmile

Elegran Sat 13-Dec-14 10:30:56

And nails stop your fingers and toes from fraying.

henetha Sat 13-Dec-14 10:32:08

I always thought eyebrows were there to stop sweat running down into our eyes... ?
I'll Google it.

ninathenana Sat 13-Dec-14 11:46:13

To stop dust and dandruff falling into your eyes was what I always thought.

Ana Sat 13-Dec-14 11:58:00

Can't you get dandruff in your eyebrows too, though? confused

Lona Sat 13-Dec-14 12:13:53

I think my eyebrows are there in case birds run short of nesting materials!
hmm

loopylou Sat 13-Dec-14 13:58:23

Any ideas why eyebrows stay dark when my hair is grey silver? Not sure if the Alistair Darling look suits me.....

crun Sat 13-Dec-14 14:12:52

Nose and ear hair. I got on just fine without it when I was younger.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 13-Dec-14 14:17:54

So glad to see you are a man crun (from profile) tchsmile

rosequartz Sat 13-Dec-14 14:38:55

I thought the same as henetha