Happy World Redhead Day!! A few fun facts about redheads... How many redheads are there? Less than 2% of the world's population has red hair. The highest concentration of redheads is in Scotland (13%), followed by Ireland (10%). From 2010-2016, the Irish Redhead Convention brought thousands of redheads together each summer to celebrate. The festival included competitions for the longest hair and longest beards, along with crowning a redhead king and queen. Rarest kind of redhead Having red hair and blue eyes is the rarest hair/eye color combination possible. The odds of a person having both of those recessive traits is around 0.17%. Instead, most redheads have brown, hazel or green eyes, according to Medical Daily. Are redheads more delicate? Researchers believe redheads are more sensitive to pain because of a mutation in a gene (MC1R) that affects hair color. A 2004 study showed that redheads, on average, need about 20% more general anesthesia than people with dark hair or blonde color. Are redheads mostly left- or right-handed? A lot of redheads also wind up being left-handed! Researchers believe one explanation is that both of those characteristics are recessive traits and those often come in pairs. Those lucky people get to celebrate World Redhead Day (May 26), Love Your Red Hair Day (Nov. 5) and International Left-Handers Day (Aug. 13). #redhead #annettenaif #instagood #naturalredhead #redheadsdoitbetter #redheadsunite #redheadsdoitbest #redheadbaby #photography #redheadbeauty #redheadgirls #redheadshavemorefun #redheadroyalty #gingerhair #girl #redheadsrock #love #fashion #redheadgirl #redheadlife #redheaded #ginger #redheadedbeauty #redheadsofinstagram #redheadbeach #beauty #redhair #redheadsrule #redhairdontcare #redheads (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWuIJnj038/?utm_medium=tumblr