- Shamsher Singh of Punjab, India, had his beard measured at 1.83m (6ft) from the end of the chin to the tip. This makes his beard the longest on a living male.
- The longest beard ever was grown by Hans Langseth of Norway, whose whiskers stretched an incredible 5.33m (17ft 6in).
- The number of inches whiskers grow per year. 5.5
- length of beard an average man would grow if he never shaved: 27 feet.
- Amount of time an average man spends shaving 3350 hours
- Number of whiskers on the face of the average man: 30,000
- The only guy without a beard in ZZTOP has the surname - Beard.
- Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.
- If a woman has high levels of testosterone, it is likely to have properties such as male and could have grown a beard.
- Likewise with men, if you take too many steroids, his body will stop producing testosterone allowing increased levels of estrogen that causes these men can grow breast tissue.
- Of all the hair on the face, the beard is the hair of the fastest growing
- The study of beards is called "pogonology".
- As a sign of royalty, Egyptian kings and queens wore postiches, which were artificial beards made of metal.
- In ancient India, the beard was allowed to grow long, a symbol of dignity and of wisdom.
- The ancient Greeks regarded the beard as a badge or sign of virility.
- A man with a beard after the Macedonian period implied a philosopher, and there are many allusions to this custom of the later philosophers in such proverbs as: "The beard does not make the sage."
- Alexander ordered his soldiers to be clean shaven, fearing that their beards would serve as handles for their enemies to grab and to hold the soldier as he was killed.
- The Spartans punished cowards by shaving off a portion of their beards.
- The ancient Syrians oiled and curled their beards.
- Every November, men all over the world grow out their moustaches for charity. This event is known as- MOVEMBER!
Sunday 19 December 2010
Bearded facts.
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