FUN FACTS ABOUT HAIR

• The average person has up to 150,000 hairs on his or her the head.
• A single strand can support 100 grams in weight. That means, a whole head of hair could--in theory--support the weight of two African elephants.
• African hair grows more slowly and is more fragile than European hair.
• Asian hair grows the fastest and has the greatest elasticity.
• Africans and Europeans are more prone than Asians to balding.

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