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19 May 2025

Who's hairier? A chimpanzee or a human?

A chimpanzee looks a lot hairier than a human... but humans actually have just as much hair as chimpanzees. It's just that most human hairs are much finer and shorter. The only places your skin is truly bald are your lips and the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet.
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