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Today I learned polygamy is technically not gender equal

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

neat article, one thing it didn't mention though is that sometimes evolution does stuff for no reason at all, which might be the case with chins.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

we have chins because having chins doesn't kill us shrug-outta-hecks

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

And because homo habilis or somebody thought they were sexy

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Sometimes I use my chin to hold something in place while my hands are busy. Not that I can imagine an evolutionary bottleneck around it though