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Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth

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Apr 29, 202613:36Society & Culture

By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren't really set up to accommodate that many anymore. Exactly why depends on who you ask.

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Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth is an episode from Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts. By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren't really set up to accommodate that many anymore....

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By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren't really set up to accommodate that many anymore. Exactly why depends on who you ask.

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