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Broccoli is a human-made food. Humans began selectively breeding wild cabbage plants around the 6th century BC - and broccoli is the result.
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Some non-redheaded men have red beards because they have one copy of the MC1R gene—two copies would make them a redhead. Also, red hair will never turn grey; it simply fades to white via rose gold when the time comes.
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Given that red hair doesn't adapt to warm climates, the gene that cause red hair could - at some point - become extinct. A scientist told Scotland Now: "I think the regressive gene is slowly dying out… Climate change could see a decline in the number of people with red hair in Scotland."
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