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pidpoid | April 17, 2009 12:46 PM | in From Twitter | via Twitter

Why is there fluff in my belly button?

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BEST ANSWER decided by votes | arjo | April 17, 2009 01:01 PM | view on twitter

Belly button lint, belly button fluff or navel fluff, is an accumulation of fluffy fibres in one's navel.

Karl Kruszelnicki  did research on belly button fluff and got an Ig Nobel Prize for is research. You can find his results at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Navel_lint_ball.jpg

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel_lint
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kruszelnicki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize

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cynthiag | April 21, 2009 05:47 PM

Actually the first line of this answer describes what the fluff is, rather than explains why the person has it. It seems like long belly hair has a lot to do with why it accumulates. As a female...I have never had this happen and wondered what this was all about. The Wiki answer was very good, especially with the accompanying photo, lol.

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