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MLA Full: "Why Do We (Still) Have Wisdom Teeth?" YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 29 January 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjIyR44Da3s.
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Why do we have wisdom teeth? They're just going to come in wrong and cause problems. Wisdom teeth are a souvenir from our early human ancestors, and we actually understand less about them than you might think.





















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