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Where do some of the creepiest creatures in the world live? The answer may be a lot closer than you think--they're crawling right on your body! How much do you know about the millions of germs, mites and other microscopic beasties that live on your skin and hair? Find out with this quiz.

  1. Tiny creatures called follicle mites spend their entire lives eating, breeding and relieving themselves on this part of your body:
    a: your eyelashes
    b: the underside of your fingernails
    c: the sole of your foot
  2. The number of bacteria living on your skin is roughly equal to the number of people living in:
    a: New York City
    b: Texas
    c: the United States
  3. Which of the following is true about people's attitudes about fleas and lice hundreds of years ago?
    a: European men wrote love poems about fleas that lived on their girlfriends
    b: French men put their girlfriends' fleas in tiny cages, which were then worn on a necklace
    c: Siberian women tossed lice at men they admired
    d: all of the above
  4. The pillows on your bed are home to thousands of tiny creatures called dust mites. But don't get upset; after all, they keep your house clean by:
    a: sweeping away cat and dog hair
    b: eating dead skin cells we shed everyday
    c: scaring away roaches
  5. The services of a particular type of exterminator are becoming more and more popular, especially among parents of school kids. For up to $50 an hour, this professional will:
    a: unleash trained frogs to eat mosquitoes
    b: pick head lice out of your hair
    c: poison termites in your building

Well, let's see how ya did.



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