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  • Joke
    Posted by uktv on 29 October 2008

    God and the angel Gabriel were at the water cooler one day. After chit-chatting about spreadsheets, schedules and last night's episode of ER, God said: 'I just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness.' Gabriel replied, 'Wow - what are you going to do now?' God retorted, 'I think I'll call it a day.'

  • Joke
    Posted by uktv on 29 October 2008

    A woman introduced her husband to a new colleague at the office. Later, her colleague said, 'You and him don't seem to have much in common. Why did you get married?' The woman replied, 'It was a case of opposites attract - he wasn't pregnant and I was.'

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    In 1990, American Vivian Wheeler decided to give up her battle with facial hair and let it grow. Ten years later, with a total length of 27.9cm, Vivian had grown her way into the record books for the longest beard on a living female.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    A single strand of hair has a diameter of about 0.02 to 0.04 mm and an average life span of between two and seven years. When viewed in cross section, straight hair appears round, whereas curly hair actually looks flat.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    The only hairless areas on the body are the lips, the palms, the soles of the feet and the sides and ends of the fingers and toes.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    According to myth, blondes have more fun. Could it be because they're hairier? The truth of the matter is that, on average, people with fair hair have more hairs than brunettes and redheads tend to have slightly less.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    A baby's hair begins to grow around the third month after conception. The total number of follicles is determined before the baby is born and will never increase, it will only decrease over time.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    Although human hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow, it only grows about 1cm a month. Contrary to popular belief, cutting your hair doesn't actually make it grow any faster.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    An average human loses up to one hundred strands of their hair every day.

  • Fact
    Posted by uktv on 15 October 2008

    The longest hair currently on record belongs to Hoo Sateow from Thailand. He hasn't had a haircut for 70 years. Measuring in at 5.15 metres, Mr. Sateow believes his lengthy locks are the key to his healing powers.

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