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Why only 20% of people can wiggle their ears and doctors say it's a 'superpower'
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Only 20% of people can wiggle their ears and doctors say it's a 'superpower' For most people, it’s genetic.
The auricular muscles attached to your ears are considered vestigial or something that either didn’t finish developing or, through evolution, has become useless.
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40
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informal
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English
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33
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medium-lived
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