Family members wondered how such a young baby could have hair that looked as though it belonged to someone decades older.
Photographs of children with unusual physical features can spread quickly, especially when those features are rare or visually striking.
And the story of a boy born with exceptionally white hair became the kind of story that people couldn’t stop talking about.
But the most interesting part of the story isn’t simply how unusual he looked as a baby.
It’s what happens when a child grows up under the attention created by an appearance that makes him stand out.
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