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TIL the Hairy Ball theorem
(wikipedia.org)
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For mathematicians in Germany, this is known as the "Hedgehog Theorem" ("Satz vom Igel", as in "you can't fully comb a hedgehog")
I think it would be hard to find a hedgehog that would allow itself to be combed.