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Humans Are the Only Animals With a Chin and We Finally Know Why

2026-03-05 Science & Technology
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Top Comments (10)

@Michael_Maniscalco 2026-03-05

The chin is there so that we can put a pillow inside a pillow case.

1.8k 86 replies
@jeffmccloud905 2026-03-05

it's so you can fold a bed sheet by yourself.

968 23 replies
@Corrieography 2026-03-05

Jay Leno in an Anton video is nuts lol

509 38 replies
@blackoak4978 2026-03-06

Regarding the whites of the eyes, it should be noted that it is distinct enough that even dogs can take direction from where a person is looking

485 38 replies
@lolglolblol 2026-03-06

Humans were bummed about no longer having tails and evolution said "chin up" and humans went "bet"

318 1 replies
@superstablegenius 2026-03-05

"A chin that could have a talk show of it's own."

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@nickthompson9697 2026-03-05

No love for Bruce Campbell in a video about chins?

217 10 replies
@Darth_Sasquatch 2026-03-06

Something overlooked regarding the chin is that it allows for protrusion of the tongue and soft tissues of the oral cavity which increases the volume of air that can pass through the oropharynx. People with deficient chins have a higher incidence of sleep disorders, particularly apnea. People with sleep apnea have higher incidence of cognitive behavior problems, such as attention disorders. Also, people with apnea have increased cardiac load while sleeping which places extra stress on the heart. Maybe the chin conveys some evolutionary advantage by improving longer term survival because improved air intake volume decreases cognitive problems and cardiac stress.

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@fossilfountain 2026-03-06

And still everyone who has a weak or recessed chin is considered really ugly so there has to be some connection to selective breeding

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@hello_kaliom 2026-03-06

Im cat sitting many cats and one cat had a quit big chin and I was thinking that this cat looks so human. This is when I realized that chins are really a very human thing

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