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Oil Spills: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aug 8 2008, Patty S

Over 15,000 inmates at a prison in Manila shaved their heads and their chests to donate hair to the oil spill cause. One prisoner who was convicted for drug smuggling said, “This is a contribution even though it’s a small part.”

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