stackyFACTSThat weird little pink triangle in the inner corner of your eye is a tragic monument to millions of years of wasted evolution. Known as the plica semilunaris, it is the useless leftover remnant of a nictitating membrane—a clear third eyelid that birds and reptiles still use to protect their eyes. Yours just sits there doing absolutely nothing.
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