7 things you've seen a million times and you probably still don't know their real name
There are many things around you that you are familiar with. However, even if you've seen them hundreds of times, you probably have no idea what their correct name is.
We love interesting facts. That's why we've looked at a number of objects and things used in everyday life that we don't really call by their names.
7 PHOTOS
1. The figure with the image of 5 in the bone is called kenkons, that is, 4 points forming a rectangle or square, and an additional point right in the middle.
2. Maybe you thought that this part of your shoelaces had no name. However, it's called an aglet and it's designed to allow the laces to easily fit into holes in your shoes.
3. This condition is commonly known as "Greek foot". When the second toe is longer than the big toe, it is called Morton's toe.
4. The smell that occurs when rain falls on dry soil and is commonly known as the "smell of rain" is actually called petrichor.
5. The whitish crescent in the nail area is called the lunula. The older you get, the less likely you are to have it.
6. That sudden rumbling that you hear from the stomach as a sign of hunger is called borborygmi. No wonder no one knows what it's called...
7. You have probably always referred to it as the "division sign", but this symbol is actually called the nobelium.
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