Happy St. Patrick's Day! Due to this very green holiday we will talk about RED! By that I mean REDHEADS!
Many theories say that redheads will become extinct one day. Since I have a redhead myself I am a bit fascinated by the subject of redheads in general.
But we won't dive into the technial aspect. Let's just enjoy these fun facts!
1. Approximately 1% to 2% of the human population has red hair. Red hair is the rarest natural hair colour in humans.
2.In the United States, anywhere from two to six percent of the population is estimated to have red hair. This would give the U.S. the largest population of redheads in the world, at 6 to 18 million, compared to approximately 650,000 in Scotland and 420,000 in Ireland.
3. Scotland is the country with the highest content of red haired people which includes approximately 13% of their population.
4. Recessive means you have to have two copies of a certain version of a gene to show a trait. The gene that causes red hair is called MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor). No matter what your hair color, everyone has this gene. There will still be carriers (people with only one copy of the red hair gene). But since they won't all live in the same place, the chances of two of them meeting and producing a redheaded child will be very low.
5. Redheads don't turn grey. Red hair turned sandy, then white. They are also found to loose their color later in life than people carrying other hair colors.
6. In France, to be redheaded is thought to be a very bad fate.
7. In Corsica, if you pass one in the street you spit and turn around.
8. In the late 16th century, the fat of a redheaded man was an essential ingredient for poison.
9. Bees are thought to sting redheads more than others.
10. In Poland, if you pass three red-heads you'll win the state lottery.
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 E-Marketing Manager Ross Downing Chevrolet Hammond, LA |
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