Current utility and historical origin are different subjects. ✨ Stephe…

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Current utility and historical origin are different subjects. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2010). Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History, p.63, W. W. Norton & Company
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