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Eyelashes’ special features help fling water from the eyes (www.sciencenews.org)
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[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

interesting

[–] UniversalMonk@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right? I just figured eyelashes to be something that helps keep stuff out of the eyes. Had no idea it has a purposeful microstructure.