Dumb blondes not a real thing: study

By News Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2014 7:57 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

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A study out of California concludes blondes are not so dumb after all, and hair colour has no impact on personality and intelligence.

The research shows hair colour is only skin deep and changing just one letter of the genetic code changes a blonde to a brunette.

That has no impact on the biology of any other part of the body.

It also means that blonde hair is not naturally associated with blue eyes.

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