1. the gene that causes red hair, MC1R, is a genetic mutation, so we're basically mutants(but in a cool way)
2. we require 20% more anesthesia and have a higher pain tolerance
3. instead of getting gray hairs when we age, red hair turns blonde then eventually white
4. acient Greeks believed that when redheads died, they became vampires, which explains the whole "gingers steal souls" joke
5. in 2001, an Irish man was on trial for disorderly conduct, and the judge used his hair color as a reason to believe he was guilty & convicted him. he openly said that he believed the man had a temper because of his red hair
6. Hitler didn't allow non-redheads and redheads to get married because he didn't want any "deviant offspring"(I don't recall any redheaded children killing 6 million Jews, but whatever)
7. Greeks and Romans also associated redheads with the evil god Seth, also known as Typhon. the people displayed their dislike for gingers by making slaves in plays wear red wigs
8. Christians used to believe that "among the marks of the devil were syphilis, gonorrhea, leprosy, birthmarks, freckles, and-of-course- red hair". they also believed that Satan was a ginger
9. Aristotle wasn't fond of redheads either, saying "the reddish are of bad character"
10. redheads are usually born with brown eyes. the rarest combination is red hair and blue eyes
11. redheads have less hair than blondes and brunettes. blondes have 110,000 strands, brunettes have 140,000 strands, and redheads have about 90,000 strands
12. gingers are pale because they have low levels of eumelanin which means they can't absorb required levels of vitamin D, but we produce our own vitamin D when we're in low-light conditions, such as cloudy weather
13. less than 2% of the world's population are redheads
14. redheads frequently have northern or western european ancestors
15. there's an annual festival in Breda, The Netherlands, called Roodharigendag, where thousands of natural redheads celebrate their genetically mutated hair color
16. bees are more attracted to redheads because of the bright color of our hair
Those are very interesting facts. Wow. Very cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteNice to know where the “joke” originated, but we all know the real truth about you, Faith. I knew that you were a rare type of person, but who knew that there are only 2% of the world like you. Do you get your temper form your red hair, too? Maybe we can find a way to get you out of charges because of those ginger locks. Please attend the ginger festival in Breda. Unlike Aristotle and Hitler, I happen to be quite fond of you and Karlee. Proud to call you two rare creatures my friends.
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