Hair probably had an important function at some point in human evolution but now it's mostly cosmetic (lemmy.world)

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[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 40 points 6 months ago

It still are there to protect our scalp and skin from sun burn.

[-] Aurelius@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I considered that too. I suppose it could help on top of the head. But how about body hair?

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