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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

And teeth may have* developed from scales (no joke!) ;)

Edit: added * as a result of the information below (thank you, again!)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sorry but it's pretty well established that teeth developed because our skeletons wanted some air.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just be careful to not let the rest of those bones out. They try at night because they don't like to be wet constantly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Teeth aren't actually bone, technically, afaik.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, thank you! Didn't know about this!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Me neither.

Nice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My ancestor must have suffered from some sort of scale baldness, as I congenitally lack 4 permanent teeth. We don't suffer from actual baldness though, luckily.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where'd you get my selfie from?