Random Hair Facts

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    Only 2% of the worlds population is blonde.
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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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