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Charles Q. Choi

BIZARRE: Why does hair turn gray - You Need To See This

A senior couple, both with gray hair, are dancing a waltz in a dance hall.

Gray hair is an inevitable part of growing older. The chances of hair graying increase 10% to 20% every decade after age 30, the Library of Congress notes. By age 61 to 65, 91% of people will display some level of hair graying, according to Melissa Harris, an associate professor of biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

But why does hair turn gray?

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