30 amazing facts about fingerprints

Why do we have fingerprints, and what makes them so distinctive?

Stars Insider

9 hours ago | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Human body

A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges and furrows of a human finger. Each fingerprint is unique and permanent, which means the 8.2 billion people currently on the planet all have a different fingerprint pattern. But how exactly is a fingerprint formed, and why do we have them in the first place?

Click through and find out 30 amazing facts about fingerprints.

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