Is your face graced with the alpha declaration of a beard? Do people stare in envy as they witness testosterone exploding out of your facial lion-like mane? Is your beard the epitome of masculinity. If these are true and are common for you then we can’t help but be envious (because beards are awesome!). See not everyone can boast of the magnificence that is, the beard. Some try really hard only to fail at stubbles and patches. Other’s give up entirely an settle for that naked look. But those who carry their symbol of masculinity on their face are to be celebrated. And indeed, with these manly facts about beards, we do! From the fact that beards used to be taxed to the longest beard ever measured on a man, check out these 25 Manly Facts About Beards to see if your beard measures up. After, check out these 25 Things Every Man Should Know How To Do, because as masculine as the beard may be, there’s more to being a man than just a beard. And while you’re at it, be sure that you’re aware of these 25 Survival Myths That Could Actually Hurt You because few things are manlier than surviving the wild outdoors (that is, if you survive).
Growing and cultivating facial hair is known as pogonotrophy
Source and Image: wikipedia Pogonophobia is the fear of beards
Source: wikipedia, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Beards were once taxed. Peter the Great encouraged cleanliness by charging people 100 rubles a year to have a beard
Source: baldingbeards.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org During the Middle Ages touching someone else's beard could be seen as disrespectful and even grounds for a duel
Source: history.co.uk An average man will spend 3,350 hours shaving during his lifetime
Source: beardbrotherslic.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Peter the Great wasn't the only "Great" that opposed beards. Alexander the Great wouldn't let his soldiers have beards so that they couldn't be pulled in battle.
Source: lifehack.org, Image: commons.wikimedia.org The longest beard ever was measured on a Norwegian man in 1927. It was over 5 meters long!
Source: mensxp.com Your facial hair grows more during the summer
Source: theairspace.net, Image: commons.wikimedia.org It is not true, however, that your beard (or any hair for that matter) will grow back faster if you shave it
Source: urbanbeardsman.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Due to the increasing popularity of beards recently, beard transplants have increased by more than 500%!
Source: dailymail.co.uk, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Abraham Lincoln grew his beard after a little girl wrote him a letter telling him that he'd look better if he had one
Source: huffingtonpost.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Beards may actually help you if you suffer from allergies to pollen or dust. Apparently they act as filters.
Source: mensxp.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Kings would attach beard hair to the wax seals on their messages to make them more earnest
Source: netluxury.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org The longest female beard ever recorded was 30cm
Source: theairspace.net The only king in a deck of cards without a mustache is the king of hearts
Source: buzzfeed.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Beards grow faster during the day than during the night
Source: netluxury.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Your face has an average of 30,000 hairs on it
Source: mashable.com Beards have been found to trap and contain more germs than toilets
Source: lebonbon.co.uk, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Ancient philosophers retained their beards as a sign of their profession
Source: history.co.uk, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Before Sir Thomas More was beheaded in 1535 he moved his beard to the side saying "it never committed any treason"
Source: mensxp.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Every two years the World Beard and Moustache Association hosts the World Beard and Moustache Championships
Source: wikipedia, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Assyrian men would decorate their beards by curling them, dying them, and adding gold dust
Source: buzzfeed.com, Image: commons.wikimedia.org During the days of Ancient Egypt men would dye their beards and plate them gold to show their status
Source: history.co.uk, Image: commons.wikimedia.org Queens would sometimes wear fake gold beards as well
Source: history.co.uk The CIA once had a plan to make Fidel Castro's beard fall out by putting thallium salts in his shoes
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