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What is the reason we have fingernails and toe nails?
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For protection: To protect the small bones under the nail plate.
Answered 11/21/2016
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Protection: Before we used them to climb trees and defend ourselves. Now the serve to protect the bones on tip of our toes and fingers.
Answered 7/11/2013
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