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Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by howlgarnish on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:33PM (#24523466)
Odds are it continues to serve some useful purpose though. Us humans have a whole lot of useful organs, and only one vestigial appendix.
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Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by robocat on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:00AM (#24525720)
The appendix has a purpose:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-funct...

And another suspected purpose:

https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20071012/appe...

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