{"id":149,"date":"2007-06-06T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2007-06-06T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/general\/useless-body-parts"},"modified":"2007-06-19T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2007-06-19T05:45:48","slug":"useless-body-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/general\/useless-body-parts","title":{"rendered":"Useless body parts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notes.utk.edu\/Bio\/greenberg.nsf\/0\/0765bb50d404455385256f0000680854?OpenDocument&amp;Click=\">This webpage<\/a> has a fairly comprehensive list of all body parts that are now useless. Some time in our evolutionary past, they were useful, but are now just sitting around, waiting for evolution to get rid of them. For example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ERECTOR PILI<\/strong>:<br \/>\nBundles of smooth muscle fibers allow animals to puff up their fur for insulation or to intimidate others. 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