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Can someone pleaseeee write a one-paragraph summary about "The Ins and Outs of Bellybutton Lint, by Joel Guthrie"

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Some scientists gaze into outer space to look for answers. Some scientists seek answers in the depths of the sea. When Georg Steinhauser wanted answers, he looked within himself. Well, he looked within his bellybutton to be exact. The Austrian chemist spent three years researching the contents of his navel and the navels of others. He has solved one of life's greatest mysteries. We now know exactly what bellybutton lint contains!
Steinhauser presented his findings in the online version of the journal Medical Hypotheses. The Vienna University scientist analyzed over 500 samples to determine the exact makeup of the lint. As suspected, most of the lint was made up of cotton from clothing. The fabric pieces are not alone, though. Steinhauser found that the average bellybutton also contained pieces of dead skin, sweat, dust, and fat.
Steinhauser's notes also explained how lint accumulates. Stomach hairs tend to grow in a circular pattern around the bellybutton. The hairs act like small hooks, capturing and holding contents within. Shaving stomach hair can lead to a lint-free bellybutton, but don't act too hastily. Although the contents of your navel may be a nuisance, research suggests that lint has a purpose. It is nature's way of protecting your bellybutton from germs and unwanted objects.


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In “The Ins and Outs of Bellybutton Lint by Joel Guthrie” It talks about how our bellybuttons produce lint and what the purpose of that lint is exactly. He starts off by saying our bellybutton collects build out of cotton from our clothes, dead skin, sweat and a combination of other things. He then goes on explaining how these things get caught in our bellybutton, the hairs on our stomach help little dust flakes and sweat get trapped in our bellybutton, later on these pieces of cloth and buildup make bellybutton lint. This lint protects your bellybutton from germs and any nasty things that could get in. Overall our bellybuttons are a cool function that do their best to protect our bodies! (Hope this helped!)
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