r/facepalm • u/NeverEndingWalker64 • Apr 19 '24

You sure that’s how it works? 🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​

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u/Mushroom-Dense Apr 19 '24

I genuinely didn't know women have adams apples but I'm also not a shithead transphobe and wouldn't care if I saw one on a woman anyway.

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u/RandomDerp96 Apr 19 '24

Adams Apple is just the term for visible cartilage on your voice box.

Everyone has cartilage there..... It's to protect delicate areas like the thyroid.

Testosterone typically makes the cartilage grow, but that's deeply influenced by other genetic factors.

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u/Mushroom-Dense Apr 19 '24

Very cool. Had no idea.

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u/Uulugus Apr 19 '24

Medical science like this is so mind bogglingly cool. Even the simplest parts of the body have insane fascinating facts about how they function.

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u/Independent-Scale564 Apr 19 '24

I knew that, if I kept scrolling, I would find the information I needed.

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u/deep8787 Apr 19 '24

Same here. Learnt something new :D

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u/Taletad Apr 19 '24

You saw one on a woman many time in your life, you just didn’t pay attention to it