Learn the difference between it’s and its as you comb through some fun facts about hair.
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1. In the past, changing hair from ______ natural color could get icky. Dyes were made out of ingredients like earthworms, pigeon poop, and horse urine.
2. Strand by strand, your hair may not seem very powerful. But bundled together, _____ strong enough to support two elephants hanging from it.
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3. Eighteenth century hair was known for _____ towering height. Some ladies’ hairdos stretched 5 feet high—as tall as the average sixth-grader!
4. Chances are that no one in your class has red hair. ______ the rarest hair color on Earth—only 1 in 200 people have it.
5. If you’re ever in the town of Avanos, Turkey, visit ______ world-famous hair museum. ______ a work in progress: Visitors are offered scissors and encouraged to leave a lock behind.
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6. A beaver has about 40,000 hairs in an area as small as your fingertip. ______ thick pelt keeps this adorable animal warm and cozy when ______ freezing outside.
7. Because hair naturally attracts grease, ______ been used to clean oil spills in the ocean. Hairstylists donate bags of old trimmings to soak up the deadly gunk.
8. Many ancient cultures believed spirits lived in our hair. As the people in charge of ______ care, barbers were seen as religious leaders.
