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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What happens to eyelashes that get stuck below my eyelid that I never get out?
gpt
They eventually come out on their own, potentially during REM sleep, but more likely when you're awake.  You often won't feel them if they stay away from your cornea, and you'll just rub it away when it reaches the edge of your eyelid.