Random Hair Facts

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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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