It’s Fun to Know: The Link Between Hair and Tap Water

University of Utah scientists have discovered that the chemical makeup of your hair can reveal where you’ve spent the last several months. It turns out the water molecules in human hair take on the characteristics of the water molecules of the local tap water you drink. The chemical makeup of tap water differs slightly in every region of the world, allowing investigators to pinpoint your geographic location.

(Source: National Geographic )

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