Eli5 Why do we get goosebumps?

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Why do we get goosebumps? If we do get goosebumps, what is it that makes the hair actually stand up like that? What is the difference between goosebumps from feeling cold, fright, and when taking a shit?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Dude just google it. Its an evolutionary leftover thing that we get back when our ancestors had long hair that would actually spike up and make us look bigger and more dangerous to predators.

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