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as the Portuguese royal family and aristocracy were sailing to Brazil to escape Napoleon s armies, an outbreak of lice on the ships forced the noblewomen to shave their heads. They disguised their baldness with turbans on arrival, unintentionally starting a fashion craze in Brazil.

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Fun Fact: as the Portuguese royal family and aristocracy were sailing to Brazil to escape Napoleon’s armies, an outbreak of lice on the ships forced the noblewomen to shave their heads. They disguised their baldness with turbans on arrival, unintentionally starting a fashion craze in Brazil.

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