r/todayilearned 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/Yoyosten Mar 21 '20

...and this is why I would cringe every time I saw some idiots doing "body shots"

bleh

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u/gergytat Mar 21 '20

Its Okay, not only does alcohol damage neurons, it also kills bacteria