“You’re As Useless as an Appendix”

This phrase may soon go the same way as “Is the Pope Polish?” It seems that scientist have indeed hyphothesized a use for the appendix: It provides a “safe haven” for all those good gut bacteria when something happens that wipe them out (such as cholera or amoebic dysentery). Although in modern society these are easily replaced from germs, other people, or things like acidopholus milk, less-developed society depend on the appendix to “reboot” the gut goodies. So, just like tonsils that used to be considered outdated but no longer is, the appendix may be useful after all. Of course, if it gets inflamed or infected, out it goes.