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# A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/a-brief-scientific-history-of-butts-skic4d/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:42.000Z
- Description: This episode is about the science and evolutionary history of...butts.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 9, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_ed43de84-c584-4a5a-a3d8-888dd037b3d0, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Hold on to your butts. This episode is about… butts. The science and evolutionary history of your rear end, the down-low on your derriere, shining a little light where the sun don't shine… you get the picture. But(t) seriously, we don't talk about this all-important hole enough, and how, from an evolutionary perspective, it might be the most important orifice on your body.