Interesting & Fun Hair Facts

At http://www.sultryhairextensions.com/ my favorite online hobby lately has been visiting random facts and useless knowledge websites. I can't say I will ever use this information, unless I am ever a contestant on a game show. I know more useless information than any person should ever know. That being said, I've decided to dedicate this article about 15 of the most interesting and fun facts about hair. Enjoy!

• Split ends cannot be repaired and should be cut off immediately or they will continue to split higher and do more damage.
• Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
• Hair is actually dead material when it leaves its root, otherwise it would hurt when you cut your hair with scissors. 
• The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour.
• The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head.
• Hair grows approximately 1/2 an inch per month. 
• Hair growth occurs fastest between the ages of 15 and 30.
• The average life span of a strand of hair is between 4 and 7 years.
• Hair is shed on a daily basis. It is normal to shed between 75-150 hairs per day.
• Hair grows faster in warm and sunny weather.
• Your hair can reveal a lot about you: what you eat, if you do drugs, what you do to your hair, your ethnicity (different races have different hair structure) and so on. So, anyone with a strand of hair from your scalp can, in theory, make a profile of your lifestyle.
• Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails: keratin.
• The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was adapted for drying hair.
• Scientists have been found that people with a high IQ have more Zinc and Copper in their hair.
• The numbers of hairs on the head vary with the hair's natural color. 

1. Redheads have about 90,000. 
2. Black, 108,000. 
3. Brown, 140,000
4. Blondes have about 140,000, maybe that's why they have more fun!?!