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Десять самых "бесполезных" органов человека.10. Plica semilunaris -- You may not know it, but you have a third eyelid. Pull open the two more noticeable eyelids and take a look - it's located right in the corner by the tear duct. The third eyelid eye left over from what's known as a "nictitating membrane," which is still present in animals like chickens, lizards and sharks.
9. Body hair -- No doubt we were once hairier. Up until about 3 million years ago, we were covered with it. But by the time Homo erectus arrived, the ability to sweat meant we could shed our wooly ways.
8. Sinuses -- Doctors don't really know much about sinuses - only that we have a lot of them. Possibilities for their function range from insulating our eyes to changing the pitch and tone of our voice.
7. Adenoids -- Adenoids trap bacteria, but they're also prone to swelling and infection. Just ask any seven-year-old. Luckily, our adenoids shrink with age and are often removed, along with ...
6. Tonsils -- Also prone to swelling and infection. If you have them by your 30s, it's almost an accomplishment.
5. Coccyx -- More useful as a game-winning Scrabble word than part of the anatomy, the coccyx, or tailbone, is several fused vertebrae left over from the olden days when we had tails.
4. Erector pili -- When were hairier (see No. 9), the erector pili made the hairs stand on end when we needed to appear bigger and scarier. Now, it just gives us goose bumps.
3. Wisdom teeth -- Back in the day, when we ate mammoth meat off the bone and didn't floss afterward, our teeth tended to fall out. Therefore, when those reserve molars, aka "wisdom teeth," came in they were welcomed. Nowadays, fluoride and dental plans have just made them a huge pain.
2. Appendix - Darwin claimed the appendix was useful for digestion during our early plant-eating years; it's dwindled down to little since we started eating more digestible foods.
1. Male nipples - Because, why?
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[показать]Представьте, вы заядлый татуировщик. Что будете делать, если на коже не останется свободного места для очередной задумки?What with all the already unbelievable structures they have over there in Dubai, it always seems like the perfect time to visit. Then they announce another new, awe-inspiring project that makes you think "Hmm, I better wait..." Well, considering the conceptual renderings for this bridge, it probably is better to wait until it's finished. The specs make it sound well worth it:
- It's one mile long and 670 feel tall.
- It will have 12 lanes for traffic.
- It will cost $817 million dollars.
- The design has been approved by Sheik Mohammed.
- The bridge will carry more than 2,000 vehicles per hour in each direction.
- A metro line will run across the middle.
Impressive, no? Construction is slated to being in March, and will hopefully be completed in 2012.
[показать]Винодел застраховал свой нос на 8 миллионов!
Существует поверье, что карты Таро нельзя покупать, они обязательно должны быть подарены или найдены. Но это поверье так или иначе уже забыто, ведь люди предпочитают сами приобретать себе свою колоду (но есть хорошее решение: попросить друга или родственника купить вам вами выбранную колоду как подарок). Альтернативные книжные магазины и почтовые компании делают целый ряд карт от стандартных колод Райдера-Уэйта до более необычных, таких как колода Богемских Котов.
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