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Why don't humans have hair on their palms or feet?

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The main functional reason is we need to be able to grip things with our hands (and feet, which are also hairless), and hair would interfere with that. read more

Because the hands and feet are the parts of our bodies which most commonly come into contact with our environment we have thicker skin in these areas to protest us. This thicker skin means that hair follicles don’t form so there is no hair. read more

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