Stuff You Should Know

Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth

Published 29 April 2026Duration: 16m 43s
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By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren’t really set up to accommodate that many anymore. Exactly why depends on who you ask. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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