Real Life Rapunzel
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According to Britain’s Daily Telegraph on March 20th, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a 12-year-old girl Natasha has a 1.6 m thick chestnut curls, and her height is only 1.64 meters. She was nicknamed the “Rapunzel”, from birth she had never cut her hair before, but now plans to sell her long hair for £ 3500 (about 35,000 yuan).
Natasha’s long hair makes her life very stressful. Her hair takes one and a half hours a day to comb, she spends four hours a week to wash her hair. She will uses up a bottle of shampoo every time she washes her hair, she spends about £ 400 for water and shampoo expenses each year.
On hot days at home, Natasha is not able to turn on the fan, because she is afraid her hair might get stuck into the fan.
Natasha lives in Rio de Janeiro slums, if she cuts her hair and sell it to wig manufacturing shops, she will be able to get a substantial amount of income. She would like to use the money to help his family through the days of poverty.
Natasha’s hair has been bid for £ 1750 (about 17,500 yuan), but she wants to sell it for more money. At present, the world’s longest hair record holder is China’s Xie Qiuping, her hair is 5.63 meters long.
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