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I am reading a pop up book about Abraham Lincoln written by Vidal Sassoon. It's a fine read though I abhor pop up ads in pop up books and this book has several and all for hair products.

According to Vidal, Lincoln shampooed irregularly. He once carried a letter in his hat for two weeks, walking almost 25 miles to deliver it. When he finally delivered the letter, the addressee complained of it being ruined by oil and dirt. Ironically, the letter Lincoln had been carrying for so long contained a free shampoo sample. "You need this more then I do," said the addressee. Lincoln, thanked the man for his honesty and put the shampoo sample back in his hat. Lincoln carried the sample around with him for several months, until the sample began to incorporate itself into Lincoln's thick mane. Lincoln would comb his hair each morning without notice of the sample. It had become such a part of his head that soon, Abe, unbeknownst to him, was even parting the shampoo sample and not his own hair. A year later, Lincoln was dead. Sassoon warns that without proper care, the same can happen to us, too. The rest, as they say, is shampoo history.*


* those who do not know Shampoo history are likey to rinse and repeat.