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May 17, 2012 09:50 am PDT
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Humans' have exceptionally rounded rear ends compared to our primate relatives. Turns out, that beefed-up gluteus maximus helps stabilize our upper body when we run, keeping us from falling forward. Read more about the biology and theoretical evolution of running at the Harvard Gazette. (Via Nicholas Thompson)Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VCxhxfG7uYM/please-insert-your-sir-mix-a-l.html
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