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xeromal on Aug 10, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

Makes sense. I was very jealous of my friends at the time but I never took mine out.

I just get mad tonsil stones now. lol

sam36 on Aug 10, 2023 [–]

My grandmother had hers taken out in the 1940's. Now she has a small pocket/hole that food gets stuck in which can cause her to gag and/or sometimes throw up.

xeromal on Aug 10, 2023 | [–]

I have those even with tonsils. The gunk produced by it can STINK

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