Also, many animals live in places where they evolved over ages to adapt (ex. Polar bear fur for snowy climates, etc), but humans have been travelling for ages. So, as a white-skinned Canadian, my body is built for northern Scotland where the risk of sunburn is very low. The indigenous ppl who lived here for thousands of years have skin less prone to bad burns. Also, we screwed up the ozone layer, so everyone is susceptible to bad burns and skin cancer anyway.
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