Factoid
How long does your hair and fingernails continue to grow after you die?
Johnny Carson used to say, "For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off."
Well, that is a complete myth and is not true--well, except about the phone calls. After death, our bodies dehydrate and our skin tightens, creating an illusion of hair and nail growth, but our hair and fingernails do not actually grow after death.
Johnny Carson used to say, "For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off."
Well, that is a complete myth and is not true--well, except about the phone calls. After death, our bodies dehydrate and our skin tightens, creating an illusion of hair and nail growth, but our hair and fingernails do not actually grow after death.
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