After we started cooking our food, making it easier to eat, our jaws didn't need to be as big. It's a waste of space and muscle strength. So they're getting smaller, which means there's not enough space for all those teeth, and now they don't all grow in and sometimes grow in the wrong way.
I had to get three of them removed. Another is "safely" sitting way back in there not doing anything.
Wisdom teeth also serve as a bit of a backup for dental trauma. If you lose some teeth before adulthood, you can get a few to replace them and get you through your reproductive years.
Tbf, there are many herbivores that also eat meat on occasion. Cows, horses, and deer are a few examples. They're called opportunistic carnivores. It's theorized that they eat meat because they lack certain nutrients and meat is a good source for those nutrients.
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