Mitochondria are called a cell of a power plant. They are called so because they perform the aerobic process of breathing and generate energy molecules (ATP or adenosine triphosphate) for cellular work.

According to Pliny: “There are eyelashes on both sides of human eyes; women’s [eyelashes] are actually commonly dyed with cosmetics: they strive for beauty to such an extent that they even color their eyes. … It is said, not unjustly, that the [eyelashes] fall off in the case of those people who have a great deal of sexual intercourse.”