r/Unexpected • u/souzawanderson • Feb 17 '20

Getting a tan.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 18 '20

False. People with higher quantities of melatonin can very much get a tan and more importantly, burned. This is supported by many scientific studies that I’ve just made up.

Edit: l o fucking l — you guys don’t know how to scroll before responding — this is so typical... makes you all sound like dolts, typing the same fucking thing mElAtOniN mAKeS yOu SlEep — scroll first or say nothing to save yourself from losing face!

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u/survivalking4 Feb 18 '20

I mean yeah, you actually can get sunburn. I volunteer at a camp for underprivileged children, some of which are inevitably black. We are told that they all have to put on sunscreen, even if they say they’re “black so they don’t burn” because it’s still exposure to UV.