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Nov 2021
30m 19s

The innies and outies of belly buttons

American Public Media
About this episode
Today’s episode is all about your belly button aka navel aka umbilicus. And not just your belly button -- every single person you can think of has one. This means our listeners have LOTS of questions about them. We're going to tackle several of these fascinating navel-gazing questions like: is your belly button connected to your insides? Where does belly but ... Show More
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