As far as the human body goes, eyelashes appear to be a rather simple component of the whole; however, they are far more complex than many imagine. Here are 5 weird facts about them.

Number 5. Itsy bitsy mites call them home. Lashes are on the front lines of protecting our eyes and accomplishing that feat sometimes requires reinforcements. Little bugs called Demodex help keep the lash area free of dirt and irritants.

Number 4. Their lives are short. Once fully grown, a lash only survives for about 90 days. It then falls away, making room for a new lash to sprout and flourish.

Number 3. Eyelashes are packed with protein. Keratin, building block of skin and hair, accounts for 97% of their composition. The remaining 3% is water.

Number 2. Eyelash transplants are a thing. Loss due to any number of reasons can be restored with a surgical procedure. If hair from the patient’s head is used to repopulate the lash line, regular lash trims may become necessary. Even though the strands have been relocated, they retain their old growth habits.

Number 1. On average, people have 200 lashes per upper lid. That population generally outnumbers its lower lid counterpart by 2 to 1.

Which odd fact about eyelashes do you find most interesting?

Other facts about eyelashes. Decide whether they are true or false.

1. They fall out daily.

2. They are the same length.

3. The average eyelash length is about 10 millimeters.

4. The longest eyelash on record was 10 centimetres long.

5. We’ve been styling them since 4000 BC.

6. The first mascara was a mixture of coal and Vaseline.

Key

1. true – From one to five will drop out each day.

2. false – They vary in length. The middle lashes are generally much longer than the sides.

3. true

4. false – It was 6.99 centimeters to be exact. And believe it or not, a guy holds this record.

5. true – Early eyelash tools have been found in Ancient Egypt.

6. true – It was a Maybelline product.

Connect the idioms with their definitions, please.

1.    to be confident and brave and say and do what you want

2.    somebody who listens to your problems and understands you

3.    to hope that things will happen in a good way for others

4.    without thinking about something for a long time

5.    to shout extremely loudly and for a long time

6.    to be joking with somebody

7.    try not to laugh

8.    to be angry at somebody for a long time

9.    to get scared before a big event in your life

10.  to fully understand and accept something

11.  to have a feeling inside, like an instinct

12.  when a relationship doesn’t start well

13.  very quickly

14.  to be very busy

15.  to have natural talent for gardening

Key:

1.    put sy’s foot down

2.    a shoulder to cry on

3.    to keep sy’s fingers crossed

4.    off the top of my head

5.    shout sy’s head off

6.    pull sy’s leg

7.    keep a straight face

8.    give sy a cold shoulder

9.    get cold feet

10.  get sy’s head round

11.  have a feeling in sy’s bones

12.  get off on the wrong foot

13.  in a blink of an eye

14.  have sy’s hand full with

15.  have green fingers