re: #471 Cato the Elder

A coccyx, a residual tail.

At one point in embryonic development, we all have tails.

Yup. And sometimes, they are retained in adults, too.

Which brings up another crazy-ass assertion making the rounds on some blogs: that 0bama’s nirth certificate in Africa was originally destroyed to hide the fact that he was born with a tail, which was removed in Kenya. Or something like that.

No, I’m not kidding. This idea actually had traction not that long ago. How could I make shit like that up?