Photos by Marina Rosso
They Have Red Hair, and They’re Becoming Extinct
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In 2011, Danish sperm bank Cyros International, the largest in the world, stopped accepting donations from red-haired men: the request of their product was too low and already covered by the sperm of red-haired donors already in stock. Apparently, red hair is not a popular feature that parents would want for their children.
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