THE BEARDED TRUTH

                                                                                       

 Growing

The average human male grows 25,000 hairs on his face in the space of 24 hours.
They will grow about half a millimetre in a day and 13 millimetres in a month.

Genetic 
factors determine the length, texture, colour and growth patterns of facial hair.
Another factor that plays a part in hair growth is hormones.

Tug of war
Legendary King Alexander the Great ordered his soldiers to shave, as he
 feared that in battle the enemy could easily grab their beards and  kill them.

Plucking
The great Roman ruler Julius Caesar had his facial hairs pulled out one by one by tweezers   

Wet and dry
When put under a microscope and examined, a wet razor shave looks much

smoother than a dry shave carried out by an electric shaver.