Parkside Pulse November 2019

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Movember Facts about moustaches The King of Hearts is the only king in a deck of cards without a moustache.

The average man spends six months of his life shaving and moustache grooming

In Eureka, Nevada, it is illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women.

Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state are sometimes paid bonuses to grow their moustaches, because they’re believed to command more respect.

Noblemen in the Victorian era at soup with special “moustache spoons” equipped with small barriers to protect their moustaches

In 1967, The Beatles included cardboard moustaches in their album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, because the band members were all sporting moustaches on the cover.

The first historical artifact depicting a moustache dates back to 300 B.C. It shows an Iranian horseman with a thick, black moustache.

A study by the University of Southern Queensland in Australia found that facial hair can protect skin and prevent skin cancer by deflecting 90 to 95 per cent of harmful UV rays.


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