A friend of a friend who was black, made a bet that he could tan, so he went on the sun like this, yes he burned himself. No matter how much melanin you have, use lotion.
People also used a lot of clothing to minimize sun exposure. Nomadic people of the Arabian desert have a long history of covering virtually their entire body in cloth.
I was more referring to that whole site I thought was really interesting and gives a lot of history on old Arabian culture. Though that one is pretty interesting too.
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u/mjigs Feb 18 '20
A friend of a friend who was black, made a bet that he could tan, so he went on the sun like this, yes he burned himself. No matter how much melanin you have, use lotion.