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Why do they call them goose bumps?


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Goosebumps are tiny elevations of the skin that resemble the skin of poultry after the feathers have been plucked. (Therefore+more

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When a goose's feathers are plucked, its skin has protrusions where the feathers were. They resemble human goose bumps.

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