WONDER #767: Why Do You Get Lint in Your Belly Button?

Question 1 of 3

Lint is collected in the belly button because of small __________ surrounding it.

1. hooks
2. hairs
3. wrinkles
4. dust

Question 2 of 3

This Wonder is mostly about...

1. the career of an Austrian chemist named Georg Steinhauser.
2. how the lint traps in our dryers work.
3. why you should always clean out your belly button.
4. how lint gets trapped in our belly buttons and how we can stop it.

Question 3 of 3

What causes loose fibers from clothing to stick to each other?

1. Static electricity
2. Gravity
3. Electromagnets
4. Pollen

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