Shoelace tips, letter dots, and the smell of rain have names. 🔤
An aglet caps a shoelace, while a tittle is the small mark above a lowercase i or j. The philtrum is the groove between the nose and upper lip, and petrichor names the earthy smell after rain reaches dry ground. Borborygmus means intestinal rumbling; paresthesia covers tingling sensations such as pins and needles.
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