Random Hair Facts

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    Men With Long Hair Used to Be Denied Entry to Disneyland
    Until the 1960s, men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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