Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: *Hitchhiker's Thumb* The ability to bend the thumb backward (at least 45 degrees) is a caused by a dominant allele. The proper term for this is distal hyperextensibility.People with dominant alleles have more flexible ligaments and thus looser joints.However, other sites say that hitchhiker's thumb is autosomal recessive so your best bet would be to trust your textbook or just ask your teacher!Source(s): I take AP Biology! sparkles62190 Â· 8 years ago.eople with dominant alleles have more flexible ligaments and thus looser joints. However, other sites say that hitchhiker's thumb is autosomal recessive so your best bet would be to trust your textbook or just ask your teacher! Source(s): I take AP Biology!
The Emperor Caligula once decided to go to war with the Roman God of the sea, Poseidon, and ordered his soldiers to throw their spears into the water at random. (14) Comments invisible pink unicorn:
CALIGULA is the ONE PEOPLE think declared war on NEPTUNE. NOTE:-NEPTUNE is NOT the Planet in this context; But the Roman God of the Sea. Please check footnote. Caligula was a Roman Emperor; QUOTING Reddit User backgrinder. There is truth to this. Caligula had a legion nearly mutiny when he tried to order them to invade Britain, when things settled out he declared war on the sea and ordered them to collect seashells from the beach as war trophies. There are three theories on why he did this: Theory #1: Caligula was batshit nuts.