The number of hairs on the human scalp varies with the complexion of people. . Fair-liaired or blonde girls are said to have from 140,000 to 160,000 hairs, brunettes from 100,000 to 110,000, and red-haired ladies from 30,000 to 60,000. The average length of a good head of hair which has not been bobbed is about 36 inches. From these figures it has been figured that the average young unbobbed woman carries with her about 75 miles of hair —placing the hairs end to end.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 9
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