13 Everyday Things With Not Normal Names

There's a name for everything. Seriously. We tip our hats to those everyday things that we never knew could have such funky names. MINI. NOT NORMAL.

1. Minimus

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Your littlest toe.

2. Glabella

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The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.

3. Lemniscate

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The infinity symbol.

4. Zarf

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The cardboard sleeves that protect your hands from piping hot coffee.

5. Phosphene

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The lights you see when you close your eyes and rub them.

6. Tines

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The prongs on a fork.

7. Frisson

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The chills you get from hearing some awesome music.

8. Phloem Bundles

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The annoying string-like things that you encounter while peeling a banana.

9. Petrichor

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The scent of rain on dry earth.

10. Aglet

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The small plastic or metal sheathing at the end of a shoelace.

11. Interrobang

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The combination of a question and exclamation mark.

12. Lacrimal caruncle

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The small, pink nodule on the inner corner of the eye.

13. Dysania

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The state of not wanting to get out of bed in the morning. In other words every morning.

We tip our hats to those everyday things that we never knew could have such funky names. MINI. NOT NORMAL.

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