Fun facts about red hair

February 12, 2010 at 8:52PM

• Legend has it that walking any distance between two red-haired girls is a sign that you soon will be rich.

• But if the shadow of a redhead falls on you, it can give you bad luck, says another legend.

• An old English proverb says it's unlucky to meet a redhead on the first morning in May.

• But some say it's good luck to rub a redhead's head.

• Red-haired people are more likely to be left-handed than are people with other hair colors.

• Only 25 percent of redheads have green eyes.

• In the Renaissance, painters preferred red hair on their subjects to any other hair color.

Source: "Little Redheads Across America" KIM ODE

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