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Meet the Beard That Killed Its Owner

A Russian beard tax token.

Found: A Coin That Stopped the Tsar's Police From Shaving You

It's one of the oldest ever found.

Matthew Taub September 7, 2018

Hans Steininger's epitaph in Braunau am Inn.

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Visit a Beard That Killed Its Owner

Over 450 years later, Hans Steininger's deadly facial hair is still on display.

Eric Grundhauser January 26, 2018

This Man Had Bees on His Face for Longer Than Anyone Else on Record

Juan Carlos Noguez Ortiz set a world "bee beard" record by wearing the insects for 61 minutes.

Cara Giaimo August 31, 2017

Why Beards Are There to Impress Other Men—Not Women

It's evolution.

The Conversation May 24, 2016

A Beard Tax is Being Proposed in England, and It's Not the First

Shave up or pay up.

Jessie Guy-Ryan May 14, 2016