R.I.P. Yvette Mimieux, the first actress to bare her belly button on TV.
The first exposure of a navel in a TV series occurred in 1961 on the Dr. Kildare series. Dawn Wells and Tina Louise were not allowed to expose their navels in Gilligan's Island (1964–67). Wells was required to wear high-waisted shorts that covered her navel.
Victoria's Secret model Karolina Kurkova- who was voted E! entertainment's World's Sexiest Woman Friday - can finally squash those rumors about her curiously vanishing bellybutton. "She had an operation when she was an infant," her rep told the Daily News. "It's a fact and just thank God she's healthy."
Once you had been delivered, your umbilical cord was usually clamped or tied, and then cut. The stump withered and fell off after a few days, leaving behind the scar we call the belly button. Your abdominal wall is made up of various layers, including skin, muscle and fat.
Adan and Eve were names at that time for what we call now man and woman, they were't two especific people, it was used to talk about humankind. so they had navels as we do, they were human beings!
Your belly button marks the spot where your umbilical (say: um-BIL-ih-kul) cord was once attached. This cord is a soft, bendable tube that carried nutrients — vitamins and minerals — from your mother to you, back when you were in her belly (womb). A belly button is also called a navel.
Jenny, from Ireland, says she was born with the extra belly button and uses it to get free drinks.
We report the oldest preserved umbilicus in a fossil amniote from a ~130-million-year-old early-branching ceratopsian dinosaur, Psittacosaurus. Under laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF), the umbilicus is revealed as an elongate midline structure delimited by a row of paired scales on the abdomen.
For added enhancement, trace an ice cube around her navel or cover it with whipped cream, then lick it off before moving further down. 4. Some are hotter than others. According to a study at the University of Missouri, small, T-shaped belly buttons are the most attractive.
The subjects agreed: the best-looking navels were vertically oriented with a T-shape. Those with particularly large belly buttons, or with any sort of protrusions — sorry, outies — or distortions, received lower scores.
Most of us have innie belly buttons, with only about 10 percent outies. A few of us may have something in between, or even a little of both! Here are some more fun facts about our belly buttons.
Umbilical hernias are a condition that affects about one in five babies. They occur when the muscles around the belly button aren't fully closed, allowing a portion of the baby's intestines to protrude. This forms a small bulge at the site of the belly button.
Belly buttons are quite large in humans, so they are pretty obvious. They are also visible in large mammals such as dolphins, orangutans and whales. Smaller mammals like cats, dogs and mice also have them, but the scars do not form large holes and they are often covered by hair or fur.
Bellybutton was first noted by John Bartlett in the 1877 edition of his Dictionary of Americanisms. Rudyard Kipling liked that noun in 1934, scorning fights with those ''who do not come up to your bellybutton. '' Although Aldous Huxley preferred tummy-button, J.B.
According to Whittemore, both dogs and cats have a belly button (or umbilicus, to be technical) for the same reason humans have one (as well as almost every other mammal). It's simply a scar from where your pet was once connected to their umbilical cord.
In fact, many babies are born without a belly button, but when they grow up they still have a normal life. Therefore, it is important to consider whether the absence of umbilical cord in the child is accompanied by any congenital pathology for timely examination and treatment, to avoid later effects.
The word is derived from Greek Omphalo meaning navel and phobos meaning deep dread or fear. People suffering from Omphalophobia are terrified of belly buttons- their own or, in some cases, those of the others. They do not like touching their navel (or even other people touching it).
Most people say they wash their belly buttons with soap, but 14% said they never do. Doctors recommend you wash your belly button with soap when you shower, just like the rest of you.
Innie or outie: Whether you have an innie or an outie bellybutton has nothing to do with whether your mother had one or your father or your grandfather. In other words, it has nothing to do with genetics.
In outie belly buttons, the skin of the navel sticks out and gives the appearance of a knot. About 10 percent of newborns develop outie belly buttons, while the other 90 percent have innie belly buttons, says Denise Scott, MD, an Oklahoma-based pediatrician and expert with JustAnswer.
A navel stone is sometimes called an omphalolith or umbolith. It is a condition where substances like sebum, or skin oil, hair, dead skin cells, and dirt can accumulate and form a hardball. The stone is usually a dark color and firm to the touch. They may resemble a large blackhead in the opening of the navel.
Keep your hands off your belly button
Did you know that your belly button is the dirtiest part of the body, according to the Public Library of Science? “The belly button harbors a high population of bacteria,” Dr. Richardson says.
The sebaceous glands release oil in the skin. If one of these glands in or near the belly button gets backed up or clogged with dirt and oil, a cyst may form under the skin. If the cyst is infected and leaking, a thick off-white to yellow discharge will often come from it.