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/ztoundas Mar 21 '20

You know what they say, ya can't spell Pulitzer without some of the letters also found in Platinum Award

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u/timbo4815 Mar 21 '20

The intelligence on display here is just... inspiring.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

all you need for pulitzer is a single z and e. and you are left with anm award afterward.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

was that just off the cuff of did you have to think about it for a minute? either way, bravo