Beards or No Beards: A Victorian Thread from the 1890s

Strangely, the basic discussion about beards is once again timely in 2019. :P

(The whole thread is amusing, by the way.)

The first sentence is cringeworthy, but then it gets to their focal discussion.

'Beards Or No Beards'? That was the question posed by this delightfully eccentric Victorian article. Brace yourselves for some interesting illustrations...

- Answers magazine (1890)

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— Dr Bob Nicholson (@DigiVictorian) April 7, 2019

Microbiological Laboratory Hazard of Bearded Men

Sometimes, I just love biology. An Ig Nobel prize was awarded for the paper Microbiological Laboratory Hazard of Bearded Men. I'm amused by a couple of the pictures in the article.

(Tip of the cap to mimi-AIR.)