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- The longest scalp hair on record was grown by a medicine man,
Hoo Sateow of Muang Nge, Chang Mai, Thailand. The hair measured
16 feet 11 inches (5.15 meters) on the 21st November 1997. Mr
Sateow stopped cutting his hair in 1929 in the belief that
his
long hair held the key to his healing powers.
- Sioux Indians believed hair was the seat of strength so much
so that they scalped their enemies to take away their power, even
in death.
- The connection between hair and strength is still recognized
by Orthodox Jews. Jewish Elders impose a strict law forbidding
the shaving of "the four corners of the face".
- The fastest hair cut was given by hairstylist Trevor Mitchell
at Southhampton City Guildhall in England on the 26th of November
1999. He cut a full head of hair in 1minute 13 seconds.
- In ancient Babylon beards were held in such high esteem that
oaths were sworn on them. In many cultures through history pulling
a man's beard assaulted his honor.
- The longest beard on record was grown by Hans Lanseth (born
1846) from Norway. His beard measured seventeen and a half feet
(5.33 meters) on his death in Kensett, Iowa, USA in 1927.
- The greatest number of men shaved in one hour with a saftey
razor was 1994. On the 19 June 1988, Denny Rowe at Herne Bay,
Kent, England averaged 1.8 seconds per volunteer and drew blood
4 times.
- Concealment is often a substitute for cutting off the hair.
Roman Catholic nuns, married Orthodox Jewish women, and Moslem
women of more conservative Arab countries and communities must
cover their hair. In part, female scalp hair is regarded as an
indicator of sexuality so to cover it up is to show modesty and
subservience.
- Alfred West can split a human hair lengthways into 18 parts
by hand. He has done it on 8 different occasions.
- If you shampoo your hair with warm water for two minutes,
it is easier to cut by 70%.
- There is a long tradition of head shaving in many cultures to
show humility and subservience or as a punishment. Buddhist monks
traditionally shave their scalps and not so long ago scalp hair
shaving was also required of monks from several orders in the
Roman Catholic church too. At the end of the second world war
female traitors in France had their scalps forcibly shaved before
being paraded through the streets.
- Trobriand Islanders of the South Pacific would shave their heads
as an indicator of mourning.
- The most people who had their heads shaved within 24 hours was
1786 over the 16-17th of April 1999. The volunteers had their
heads shaved in various lactations across Australia in support
of Leukemia research.
- Electrolysis was invented by Charles E. Michel, a St. Louis
ophthalmologist in 1875. Dr. Michel used galvanic current and
a surgical needle in his device, which was initially developed
to treat ingrown eyelashes.
- Kalyan Ranji Sain of Sundgarth, India holds the record for the
longest mustache. He stopped cutting his mustach in 1973 and in
July 1993 it measured 11 feet 1 and a half inches (3.39 meters).
- There is a statue of a bearded female saint in Westminster Abbey
in London. She is Saint Wilgefort, a Portuguese princess who was
betrothed against her will to a suitor she did not love. She prayed
that she might become so unattractive that he would no longer
wish to marry her. Her prayers were answered when she grew a coarse
beard that repelled her suitor. Wilgefort devoted the rest of
her life to religion.
- The record for the longest beard grown by a woman is held by
Janice Devere (born 1842). The beard measured 14 inches (36 centimeters)
in 1884.
- Pogonophobia is the name for the psychological condition that
involves a fear of beards.
- The longest ear hair was grown by BD Tyagi of India. It was
measured at 4 inches (10.2cm) in length.
- Arguably the strongest hair in the world belongs to Letchemanah
Ramasamy of Malaysia. He tied his hair to a London double decker
bus weighing 7874kg and pulled it 32.85 meters.
- In Michigan, USA, a man legally owns his wife's hair.
- Dog urine, spider webs, egg yolks, cow saliva, and German Army
horse salve have all been promoted as cures for alopecia.
- The Albanian language has 27 words to describe different mustache
shapes and 30 words for different eyebrow shapes.
- The two hairiest brothers in the world are Victor and Gabriel
Gomez of Mexico who have terminal hair over 98% of their body
(except for the palms of the hands and soles of the feet). They
are 2 members of a family of 19 spanning 5 generations who have
hypertrichosis (so called Werewolf syndrome). Females in the family
have a ligth to medium coat of hair while the men have a full
coat of terminal hair.
- The first safe, modern commercial hair color was created in
1909 by French chemist Eugene Schuller, using the chemical
paraphenylenediamine.
- The tallest hairstyle ever was probably worn by Queen Marie
Antionette. It was measured at 36 inches (91.44cm) above the scalp.
- Large hair styles were common in the 18th Century but not pleasant
to wear. The hair styles were made using lard and flour and were
supposed to last for a month. Inevitably, after a month the hairstyle
had a distinct smell and the lack of washing meant the scalp got
extremely dirty. Women who wore these hairstyles probably had
very bad scalp dermatitis.
- The most valuable lock of hair was taken from Elvis Presley.
It was sold by his personal barber for $115,120 to an anonymous
buyer during an online auction held by MastroNet on the 15th of
November 2002.
- According to the most recent US census, "Hair" is
the most common last name. 0.003% of last names in the US
are "Hair" which equates to about 7500 people with the
last name "Hair" living in the USA.
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