Vietnam man hopes for hair record - Democratic Underground

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Tue Jun-22-04 08:39 AM
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Vietnam man hopes for hair record

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A Vietnamese man who has not had a hair cut in 31 years hopes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest hair in the world.

Tran Van Hay, 67, has hair which is now 6.2 meters (20 feet) long, according to Vietnam's state-controlled press.

A local official said Mr Tran stopped having haircuts after one made him ill.

"He can't work anymore as a farmer because of the volume of hair so he's just collecting herbs for traditional medicine as charity work," he said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3829821.stm

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