# How many nosehairs does the average person have?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 14, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113 "2014-04-14T21:31:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![CheeseDonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113/1 "2014-04-14T21:31:02Z")

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Question is in the title. Just another “just curious” question.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113/2 "2014-04-14T21:33:42Z")

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I lower the average. I yank those disgusting things out.

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**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113/3 "2014-04-14T21:38:28Z")

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The mutant hair that sticks out of your nose and vibrates when you talk: 1 per day.

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**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113/4 "2014-04-14T23:23:17Z")

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Inside the nostrils or growing on the outside? Some folks have both.

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**Author:** ![The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nosehairs-does-the-average-person-have/686113/5 "2014-04-16T22:56:28Z")

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> [@CheeseDonkey](#):
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> Question is in the title. Just another “just curious” question.

You’re not bored or anything, are you?