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A lock of George Washington's hair purportedly found in a library book
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:42 pm
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Union College has purportedly stumbled across an historic find hidden in the contents of a library book -- but the school is resisting a DNA test that could confirm the centuries-old find.
A librarian cataloging historic books in the Schenectady, New York, school's archive believes he stumbled across a lock of George Washington's hair neatly tied with a bow and kept in an envelope. But college officials do not want to risk destroying the sample by conducting a DNA test.
"It could be destructive to do DNA testing," India Spartz, Union College's head of special collections and archives, told ABC News. "[A DNA test] would take the hair and break it down."
She claims that the historical evidence that was discovered in December 2017 alongside the hair is enough for the college to consider the locks of hair as the real deal.
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Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:45 pm to RollTide1987
I mean, couldn't they just take one strand?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:45 pm to RollTide1987
But he owned slaves. It needs to be burned.
The left
The left
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:46 pm to RollTide1987
I thought he wore a wig..?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:49 pm to Hangover Haven
This may sound crazy, but people with hair wear wigs
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:49 pm to RollTide1987
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the school is resisting a DNA test that could confirm the centuries-old find
Well they can frick right off
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:53 pm to Brazos
He probably had a beautiful mane.
This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:53 pm to RollTide1987
Unless they're willing to do a DNA test, then no one should give this any credibility.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:57 pm to RollTide1987
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"I think technology will improve in a decade or two and then the amount of hair needed [for a test] could be substantially less," he added.
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The college doesn't anticipate DNA testing the specimen anytime soon, Spartz agreed.
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"My guess is that they would say this is from George Washington," she said.
Basically:
We're not going to test it but we know it's George Washington's hair because just believe us. Now give us attention and good press for our college.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:59 pm to Brazos
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But he owned slaves. It needs to be burned.
The left
God some of y’all are just pathetic
Always on your mind.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 9:00 pm to RollTide1987
I'd rather get his wooden teeth.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 9:02 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Basically:
We're not going to test it but we know it's George Washington's hair because just believe us. Now give us attention and good press for our college and $1 million for the hair.
FIFY
Posted on 2/19/18 at 9:14 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
that could be literally any fricking body’s hair
Posted on 2/19/18 at 9:25 pm to RollTide1987
What if they cloned him from it, but it just turns out to be like Jim Washington and he's some huge loser?
And he's like "yall are fricking up..."
And he's like "yall are fricking up..."
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