on 3.18.2012

Chapter 5.
I'm itchy.
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If all the hairs on a single head of hair 12" long were laid end-to-end, they would stretch 26 miles. 

Hair is surprisingly strong: a single hair can support a load of about 100 grams without breaking.


True or False?

Cutting hair does not influence its growth.
True.

Everyone loses at least 40 to 100 strand of hair a year.
False. It's 40-100 strands a DAY.

Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.
True.

Over 30% of men by age 60 have male pattern hair loss.
False. It's 50% of men by age 50 have male pattern hair loss.

Human hair grows about 6 inches per year. 
True.


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