Random Hair Facts

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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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    Valentine Tapley
    Valentine Tapley
    Valentine Tapley promised to never shave again if Abraham Lincoln was elected president. He died in 1910 with a 12-foot-long beard.
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    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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    In the 1800's, rum was considered excellent for cleaning hair and keeping it healthy. Brandy was believed to strengthen hair roots.
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    An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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