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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

I noticed this as a kid and my kid brain decided it had to be because my hands get more sunlight than my feet. Fingernails can photosynthesize right?

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

I noticed it as a kid too and figured it must be because I only pick my nose with my fingers. Boogers grow nails.

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I only noticed in my 20s when I stopped biting my nails. I never realized how much I was biting and assumed the amount I bit off was equal to the amount I cut off my toe nails.

[-] snootchiebootchies@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 4 months ago

I thought it was because friction with socks wore down the toenails

[-] akacastor@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

steel wool socks keep the toenails in check

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