Redhead facts

Here are 3 strange (but true) facts you might not have heard about redheads.

We’re the goldilocks (so to speak) of the hair world. The genes and timing have to be just right in order to even stand a chance of producing one of us. At the very minimum, both parents have to be carriers of the mutated MC1R redhead gene. And by “carrier,” I mean that red hair is recessive, so even if you aren’t a red, you could be carrying that gene. Here’s how the math of making a baby red works: if one of the parents is a redhead and the other isn’t, but carries the redhead gene…

In Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring, when Arwen defeats the Ringwraiths after crossing the river, the words she speaks in that scene translate into English thus: “Waters of the Misty Mountains, hear the word of power, rush, waters of Bruinen (Loudwater), against the Ringwraiths!” (Nîn o Chithaeglir lasto beth daer; rimmo nín Bruinen dan in Ulaer!) [...]

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Being born with red hair isn’t just a fluke — it’s in our genes. This is why there are some hard core scientific facts about redheads and our uniqueness.

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