Lie of the Day #483

March 4th, 2008 by Fweeb

Human hair follicles are actually highly specialized nerve endings with direct connections to the brain.  These nerve endings have all touch sensors disabled and have a primary purpose as auxiliary memory storage for blocks of data that the brain considers non-critical information.  This is why so many people have a feeling of loss when they cut their hair.  They’ve removed memories and no longer have any idea what they may have been about.

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