{"id":4333,"date":"2008-01-07T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/disgusting-news-of-the-day-us.html"},"modified":"2008-01-07T19:33:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T19:33:00","slug":"disgusting-news-of-the-day-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/disgusting-news-of-the-day-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Disgusting News of the Day: U.S. Demand for Human Hair Grows, Used in Wigs, Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,320571,00.html\">Ewwwwww<\/a>! Why do I have to know that they put human hair in pizza? Yech! I agree with <a href=\"http:\/\/corner.nationalreview.com\/post\/?q=N2VlMWEwNzhiYjcyNDNmOTM3YWE4YTM2NmJiYTgwNTc=\">Jonah<\/a>,  TMI!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span><\/p>\n<p>The mats stored in southern Miami-Dade County are part of a world marketplace for human hair. Uses range from the obvious, such as false eyelashes and wigs, to the more obscure: it&#8217;s a common raw-material source for l-cysteine, an amino acid frequently used in baked goods such as pizza dough and bagels.<\/p>\n<p>China and India exported more than $154 million worth of human hair last year, according to United Nations trade statistics. They are Blacker&#8217;s main suppliers.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ewwwwww! Why do I have to know that they put human hair in pizza? Yech! I agree with Jonah, TMI! The mats stored in southern Miami-Dade County are part of a world marketplace for human hair. 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