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Where did the term goosebumps originate?

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"goose bumps" phrase is associated with goose skin. Goose feathers grow from spores in the epidermis which resemble human hair follicles. When a goose's feathers are plucked, its skin has protrusions where the feathers were, and these bumps are what the human phenomenon resembles.

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