For as long as I can remember my appendix has been maligned as useless. It was said we may have used it once but now it was useless. Somehow this was used as a proof that our bodies had evolved from another species. Here is a fascinating article from Newsweek that reveals the use for this ugly little organ.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/211981
In the final analysis its apparent uselessness is due to our improving diet and health. That makes a lot more sense than believing a distant ancestor was a very smart ape.
