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Why do some people burn their hair instead of throwing it away

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So they can't be cloned!!

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Thanks for your answer people burn their hair because if a bird get their hair they can go crazy
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I did not realize they do; its probably a culture thing. I would like the answer to this. : )

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Thanks for your answer people burn their hair because if a bird get their hair they can go crazy
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Cool. : )
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Because hair contains DNA, some people are afraid of what others may do with it. Because of this, they would rather burn it, thus destroying the DNA.

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Thanks for your answer people burn their hair because if a bird get their hair they can go crazy
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Only hair roots contain DNA. The parts you cut off (e.g., when you get a haircut) are simply made up of keratin protein, nothing else. Dandruff is more likely to contain DNA than snipped hair.

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to avoid curses

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Absolutely no clue

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