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the only body part that gossips, kisses, and lies using the same two muscles

means The two soft, fleshy folds surrounding the opening of the mouth, used for speaking, eating, and kissing.

from From Old English 'lippa,' with cousins all across the Germanic family — Dutch 'lip,' German 'Lippe' — and likely tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European root '*leb-' meaning 'to lick' or 'to hang loosely.' The same ancient root probably surfaces in Latin 'labium,' the source of 'labial' and 'labret.' A word so old and so universal that nearly every European tongue arrived at something that sounds like a soft pucker.

no oil
Lips lack sebaceous glands, so they chap fast
red signal
Thin skin shows blood, hence the color
unique print
Lip prints are as distinctive as fingerprints
super sensitive
Packed with nerve endings, beating fingertips
no sweat
Lips can't perspire to cool themselves
for instance

angelina jolie's lips — hollywood actress famous for her full lips, often cited as beauty standard

lip gallagher — character from showtime's shameless, known for his prominent lips and storylines

kylie lip kits — kylie cosmetics product line launched 2015, sold $600m+ in revenue

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