More specifically: belly button piercings. For the uninitiated, this placement of belly bling was huge in the early aughts, with stars like Britney Spears and Beyoncé leading the charge.

A study found more than 60 different types of bacteria are partying in the average belly button; they also tend to collect dirt, hair, shed skin cells, and fibers from your clothing, all of which ...

A newborn’s belly button may bleed while the cord is falling off or shortly after it does. The umbilical cord supplies a fetus with nutrients from the mother. Once the baby is born, it no longer ...

Also known as a T-type belly button, it differs from the deep navel as the upper part of the skin almost entirely covers the opening. Average life expectancy: 68 years. A person sporting this ...

The belly button marks the exact spot where your umbilical cord was once attached—the vital connection that provided oxygen and nutrients in the womb. Once you started breathing, eating, and ...