Random Hair Facts

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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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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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