[MEGoody]

Used to be that the appendix was used as 'proof' of evolution. . .that no one knew what it was used for, but it used to be used for something and was no longer needed.

I was reading some medical info the doctor gave us the other day in preparation for a family member's surgery, and it indicates that the appendix is now considered to be a 'storage area' for the beneficial bacteria our bowels need to digest food efficiently. (Those bacteria can be lost or their populations signficantly reduced when an individual has a long bout of particularly severe diarrhea or if an individual has significant surgery on their digestive system.)

[MinorityRepublican]

With the advent of global travel, distinctions among races will cease.