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| MLA Full: | "The Importance of Thumbnails." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 16 February 2026, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiQWhSJF2Nc. |
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If you're a content creator on YouTube, thumbnails are super important because they help entice people to click on a video. But the fact that you also have thumbnails *on your thumbs* is also mighty helpful, whether you're a content creator, a human watching that content, or even a squirrel. Why do we have nails instead of claws, and how did our ancestors evolve into having them?
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If you're a content creator on YouTube, thumbnails are super important because they help entice people to click on a video. But the fact that you also have thumbnails *on your thumbs* is also mighty helpful, whether you're a content creator, a human watching that content, or even a squirrel. Why do we have nails instead of claws, and how did our ancestors evolve into having them?
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