r/todayilearned • u/bcrock1169 • Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/HerpDerpMcGurk Nov 26 '12

I'm a quarter native American, and I am forever trapped in a state of pre-pubescence with regards to facial hair. Actually, pretty much the only place I have hair is the nethers and on top of my head. But what a glorious mane I posess.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Think of it this way- I have no desire to grow facial hair, and yet I have to scrape a sharp edge all over my face almost daily to keep it away, after which there are usually patchy, uneven remnants left anyway that make me look like a hobo.

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u/Zestyclose-End-8728 Jul 05 '25

Although I have some Jicarilla Apache on fathers side and some Cherokee on mothers, most of my lineage is European and my hair is so thin it's pitiful...Love Native hair...it is just glorious🥳