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Why do fingernails turn brown?

Updated: 11/16/2022
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they turn brown because of many reasons. one of the most common is smoking. when u smoke the smoke stains the nails. it can be pretty gross. nothing can help it, unless u stop smoking. u might also have a disease or nail fungus. anyway, they're all gross.

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