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How 10 body parts got their names
Your tailbone is named after a bird and there's a name for that space between your nose and eyebrows.
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The colourful part of your eye wasn’t named for the flower. Rather, both uses of the word likely come from the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow. She was believed to be a bridge between heaven and Earth, serving as a messenger of the gods.
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Source: RD.com
