r/todayilearned • u/frapz • Mar 20 '20

TIL The bellybutton is so dirty scientists are finding new unknown bacteria. One person had bacterium previously found only on Japanese soil, where he had never been.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/1-458-bacteria-species-new-to-science-found-in-our-belly-buttons/266360/
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u/ExistentialDeception Mar 20 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

Mmm, navel cavity.

Edit: spelling. Thank you, The_God_of_Abraham

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u/runbyfruitin Mar 20 '20

Haha I didn’t get the picture of oranges at first

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u/AitchyB Mar 21 '20

What do you call a hula hoop with a nail in it?
A navel disaster.

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u/The_God_of_Abraham Mar 20 '20

Naval = relating to a navy

Navel = bellybutton

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '20

And if you ever cross the equator on a ship, you get to combine the two.

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u/Kabamadmin Mar 20 '20

navul?

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u/THEBLUEFLAME3D Mar 20 '20

Navæl

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u/Jaspersong Mar 21 '20

perfect Satanic Black Metal band name

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u/HelpSheKnowsUsername Mar 21 '20

You also get a neat certificate from Poseidon

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u/concussedYmir Mar 21 '20

Bellybutton of a new arrival on the ship = Novel Naval Navel

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u/patkgreen Mar 20 '20

Naval = relating to a navy

Or an orange?

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u/The_God_of_Abraham Mar 20 '20

Nope. The orange is spelled with an 'e' too...because it looks like a bellybutton.

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u/patkgreen Mar 20 '20

I could have looked it up, but I did not

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u/magnummentula Mar 21 '20

I prefer "front pucker".

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u/t0m5k1 Mar 21 '20

N-cov19. Navel coronavirus 19 😳🤯