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  > It’s odd for there to be such an easily-removable design flaw in the human body; evolution tends to remove them.

Your appendix and gallbladder would like a word with you ;^)

>>gavinr+(OP)
Wisdom teeth too.

>>lostlo+h1
And tonsils!

>>tazjin+Q2
Speaking of, I had my tonsils and adenoids removed as a child due to chronic ear infections.

What's up with those things?!

>>lostlo+h1
I once read that wisdom teeth don't fit anymore only because we use forks and knives now. Previously we would tear our food with our teeth, always widening our pallet.

I couldn't find the source just now (in the 30 seconds I searched for it), but I always thought it was an interesting idea.

>>gavinr+(OP)
Also the intakes for trachea and esophagus being close to each other, causing chokes.

>>gavinr+(OP)
Both appendix and gallbladder are important. Check the diet for people with gallbladder resection.

>>subscr+au
I don't have a gallbladder. My diet is that I eat less fried foods and avoid certain dark syrups.

The gallbladder is not important for humans in the aggregate. The aorta, yes.