FINGERPRINTS

Every person in the world has a unique fingerprint. A person's thumbprint stays the same his/hers whole life, even though you grow every day! Identical twins have different prints too. If you injure your thumb, the skin will grow back in the same pattern it was.  No fingerprint was ever the same as another. For example, the fingerprint shown here is someone's real print! No one in the world has the same print.  Whorls, loops, and arches are the main prints. Some, such as the left loop, right loop, slanted right loop, slanted left loop, and many other types of slants are on your fingers just as you are reading this. See what fingerprints you have. Go to activities for home.

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