20 BEARD FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNEW!

20 BEARD FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNEW!

From interesting scientific studies in the lab to beards on the battlefield..

Truth be told, I come across great beard facts all the time.The problem is I find them all over the place..Today, I decided to put them all together and share my complete collection with you.From bizarre beard facts you’ve probably never even heard of, to the world records you may know and much more.

They are all here; take a look below..

20 Beard facts:

1. When it comes to record holders, what man has the longest beard in the world? The title belongs to Shamsher Singh of Punjab, India.

Back in 1997 his beard was officially measured from chin to tip and it came in at an astonishing 1.83 m (6 ft) To put this in perspective, the average male adult in the United States is 5 ft 10 in.

2. On average, a man’s beard will grow 5.5 inches per year.

3. If you were to put down the razor and stop shaving forever, how long would your beard be? 27.5 feet.

4. A man who shaves spends roughly 3,350 hours of his life in the bathroom.

5. 55% of men from the around world can be seen sporting a beard or facial hair.

6. Pogonophobia, aka fear of beards. Should you oddly enough have this, you’ll expirence symptoms of nausea, feelings of dread, sweating and irregular heartbeat, among others. Who knew a soft, fuzzy beard could be a traumatic experience for some…

7. Beards were once taxed, it’s true. Peter the Great encouraged cleanshaveness and for those who didn’t comply, he taxed them 100 rubles a year for a medallion. This medallion served as a license to wear a beard. Although the principal at hand wasn’t about merely money.. His inscription on the beard license read, “The beard is a useless burden.”

8. Just before the battle of Ardela, Alexender The Great called to his soldiers. He had an understanding that beards were dangerous in hand-to-hand combat and made all of his men shave. Within time beards would grow back, only this time soldiers kept them to display their lack of fear in times of war. The weakness of being grabbed from behind was of no concern.

9. Rate of beard growth depends on your genetics, but it’s also linked to the hormone testosterone.

10. Our 21st birthday party is like the transition from boyhood to manhood back in Roman times. A boy’s first shave was more than his transition into manhood, it was reason for some serious celebration. In gloomy times, such as disaster or death, beards were grown in sorrow. The opposite of what’s commonly seen today with men shaving before funerals.

11. Most compliments men receive after growing a beard for the first time will be from other males.

12. Otto The Great swore by his beard when saying anything serious.

13. Beards make you 63% more likely to win a starting contest.

14. More men have facial hair when the marriage market is booming. When it’s on a decline and finding a wife is tougher, more men shave their stache. Scientists believe men shave to make women feel safer.

15. Biologists characterize beards as a secondary sexual characteristic as they are unique to one sex. However beards do not play a primary role in reproduction.

16. Prehistoric men grew beards for three reasons — warmth, protection and intimation.

17. During the Middle Ages, anyone who touched other man’s beard was considered offensive. The act was grounds for a duel. The beard was a sign of a virility and honor.

18.The International Boxing Association prohibits amateur boxers from having beards.

19.A famous beard style thanks to Abraham Lincoln, is the chin curtain.

20.  The average moustache will trap a pint and a half of beer ever single year.