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But there is one question about the belly button that all people around the world ask.
但有一个关于肚脐的问题是全世界所有人都会问的。
Have you ever observed a little ball of fluff or soft material in your belly button?
你有没有注意到肚脐上有一团绒毛或软软的东西？
This is belly button fluff.
这是肚脐绒毛。
Belly button fluff is especially common in innie belly buttons.
肚脐绒毛在凹脐中尤其常见。
Have you ever wondered how it gets there?
你有没有想过它是怎么长在那里的？
Have you ever wondered what it is made of?
你有没有想过它是由什么形成的？
These are questions that people everywhere ask.
这些都是世界各地的人都会问的问题。
And many people - scientists and others - have tried to find the answers.
许多人--科学家和其他人--都试图找到答案。
Well they believe that belly button fluff is a mix of dead skin cells and fibre from clothes.
他们认为肚脐绒毛是死皮细胞和衣服纤维的混合物。
Experts believe that these dead skin cells and fibres travel along body hair to this central point - the belly button.
专家认为，这些死亡的皮肤细胞和纤维会沿着体毛移动到这个中心点--肚脐。
They get trapped inside of it.
它们会被困在里面。
And they usually remain there until you clean your belly button.
它们通常会一直留在那里，直到你清理肚脐。
It may sound strange, but some people even collect this belly button fluff!
这可能听起来很奇怪，但有些人甚至收集这种肚脐绒毛！
In November 2000, the Guinness Book of World Records officially recognized Graham Barker’s belly button fluff collection as the largest collection of belly button fluff in the world!
2000年11月，吉尼斯世界纪录正式认定格雷厄姆·巴克的肚脐绒毛收藏为世界上最大的肚脐绒毛收藏！
Every morning Graham empties the belly button fluff from his belly button.
每天早上，格雷厄姆都会把肚脐绒毛从肚脐上清理出来。
He places it in a glass container.
然后把它放在一个玻璃容器里。
Graham has collected his belly button fluff for over 20 years - since January 17, 1984!
格雷厄姆收集肚脐绒毛已经有20多年了--从1984年1月17日开始！
He says that his belly button produces about 1.1 grams of fluff every year.
他说，他的肚脐每年会产生大约1.1克的绒毛。
Today he has over two full containers of belly button fluff.
如今，他有两个装满肚脐绒毛的集装箱。
And he is still collecting it!
而且他还在收集它！
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