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We Were Wrong About the Human Appendix For Over 150 Years

2026-03-15 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the bizarre discoveries about human appendix Links: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2300/pg2300-images.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Rogozov https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002251930700416X?via%3Dihub https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/comptes-rendus-palevol2013v12f6a04.pdf https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ar.24917 https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-appendix-do-biologists-explain-the-complicated-evolution-of-this-inconvenient-organ-277012 Microbiome videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMbXCzcS0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10yOoP-x3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6Hy420-eQ #appendix #anatomy #biology 0:00 Appendix - the tiny organ inside of us 1:00 Darwin's description and our assumption for 150+ years 3:25 But we were kind of wrong, here's why 5:30 Additional support for importance of appendix 7:50 Evolutionary confirmation 8:30 What is it for then? 10:00 Conclusions and implications Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@Apollo440 2026-03-15

What a great follow-up to that video about Uranus.

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@anitapeura3517 2026-03-15

I'm older than you, Anton, and got my science degree earlier (1980ish), yet was taught even then the appendix contains immune cells and was considered a part of our immune system. If the old textbook picture behind you is accurate, the number of fine blood vessels attached to the appendix must mean something, a high level of communication with the wider vascular system.

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@Jerry.Cornelius 2026-03-15

My father was a doctor and he told me at least 50 years ago that the appendix is a reservoir/incubator of bacteria.

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@Aavarius 2026-03-16

So, the appendix is like a sourdough starter you keep in your fridge.

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@briankleinschmidt3664 2026-03-15

Doctor removed his own appendix? That is beyond gangster. Where is his monument?

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@countofdownable 2026-03-15

Just because you don't know what something does....doesn't mean it doesn't have a function.

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@GR4CELESS 2026-03-16

Every time I've seen the veinous and lymphatic structures around the appendix, I've been struck by the thought that it looks too well-supplied and tied-in to the rest of the circulatory and immune systems to truly be vestigial.

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@Unknown17 2026-03-16

Synopsis/Summary: If your gut bacteria is destroyed by cholera, dysentery, Twinkies, or the Big Arch, the appendix is here to help!

177 6 replies
@tjakal 2026-03-16

02:41 "In Soviet Russia your surgeon is you." What an absolute hardass.

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@BowelsOfFolly 2026-03-16

The nonsense that the appendix is useless comes from arrogance. They thought they had the answers instead of realizing that they just didn't have a clue yet.

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