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Brazil striker Fred got his first goal just in the whisker of time at the World Cup, scoring as the group stage was coming to an end. He's attributing the change in fortunes to the new mustache. The much-criticized forward scored Brazil's third goal in a 4-1 win over Cameroon on Monday, helping his team reach the second round. SNIP "As incredible as it seems, the ball came in hard and it ended up hitting my mustache," Fred said. "It was a mustache goal." SNIP

Ahead by a whisker: Stubborn stallion Alfie is Britain's most moustachioed horse... after refusing trim for 5 YEARS This is Alfie, Britain's most moustachioed horse - and he's so proud of his title he refuses to let stable hands meddle with his facial hair. The 15-year-old shire cross sports an astonishing seven-inch-long golden moustache.

Meet the man with the world's most impressive beard. Elmar Weisser, a 47 year-old hairdresser, beat 160 hopefuls from 15 countries to take first prize in the World Beard and Moustache Championship, held this year in Trondheim, Norway. His facial creation included a moose and a Norwegian flag. Weisser was well-groomed for victory – he'd won the competition several times before, he told AFP. He won in 2005 in Berlin by shaping his beard into the landmark Brandenburg Gate. In 2007, he declared victory in won in England for his recreation of the Tower Bridge.

An annual contest in Austria that determine most creative beard & moustache.

"LAMBERTVILLE: Restaurant owner jailed on attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other charges" 14 May 2009 | Uncategorized LAMBERTVILLE — SNIPPET: "Khalid Altawarh, 36, who also goes by the name David Shookby, took the woman’s Jeep Wrangler and fled the scene when she escaped into the arms of a friend who had stopped by to see if she was all right. She had failed to show up for work that morning, May 8, police said. Plumstead Township, Pa., police Chief Duane E. Hasenauer said Mr. Altawarh has been charged with attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other related...

Since the dawn of time, the light of creation has shown down with favor on the most noble of man-growths: The Moustache. This is its story as told through its most important citizens. 10. Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was a revolutionary surrealist artist and a crazy bastard (as so many revolutionary artists tend to be), but I’ll be damned if this effeminate Spaniard didn’t grow one hell of a fine ‘stache. Most famous of his works was the one with melting clocks. But who cares? Most famous of his moustache’s works was spitting in the face of space-time by defying...

MEMRI: Special Dispatch | No. 2014 | August 5, 2008Egypt/Antisemitism Documentation Project Members of the Egyptian Unique Moustache Association: We Respect the Moustache of Hitler Because He Humiliated the World's Most Despicable SectFollowing are excerpts from an interview with members of the Egyptian Unique Moustache Association, which aired on Egyptian TV on July 11, 2008.To view this clip, visit www.memritv.org/clip/en/1829.htm.Interviewer: "I'm sure many people have pressured you to shave off your moustache, saying, 'What is this? Enough of that.'" Association head Fathi Ahmad Mahmoud "Moustache": "My personality forces people to treat me with respect." Interviewer: "Didn't your friends, relatives, your...

Unlike the Olympics, with its highly-competitive qualifying tournaments, strict drug regulations, and gender testing, this competition is open to everyone willing to support his country. Well, at least everyone with a beard or moustache. In fact, it is almost unpatriotic not to grow a beard or moustache and enter the competition. Luckily, we are making the trip to Germany easy for those wanting to join the fun this year. As an added bonus, WBMC fans heading to Berlin will be able to stop over in Munich during the world-famous Oktoberfest.

Frome the article: Arafat also has died of a mysterious illness, according to French doctors. For the purposes of this discussion, I’m going to assume that French doctors, unlike the French military, are roughly equivalent to their American counterparts. A mysterious illness. This is really my favorite part. Think back for a moment on all the people who have died during your lifetime. Has anyone died of a mysterious illness? No, because we know what all the illnesses are. Did he have cancer? No, they checked. Heart disease? No. Poison? Nope, they checked that too. All they know is that...

BAGHDAD -- U.S. soldiers sifting through the rubble of a bombed-out Baghdad restaurant have found compelling new evidence that Saddam Hussein was killed in a Coalition air raid: They've recovered what appears to be the remnants of the brutal dictator's trademark bushy mustache! The scorched whiskers were reportedly uncovered in the ruins of the al-Sa'ah Restaurant, which was destroyed in an air strike on April 7 after U.S. intelligence received word that the Iraqi strongman was dining there. "We are 95 percent sure that this is Saddam's mustache," declares a military source who requested anonymity. "If DNA tests confirm that,...

Aug 7, 2002Solidarity Founder Lech Walesa Shaves His Trademark Mustache The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Former Polish President Lech Walesa has shaved his signature walrus-style mustache, but he isn't saying why. Walesa was spotted with a clean-shaven face as he rode a bicycle several miles from his home in Gdansk on Wednesday. Reached by telephone at home, the former shipyard electrician joked it was his twin who was seen in town. "I was born with a mustache and I always have it," he said, refusing to discuss the subject further. Walesa's hair has turned gray since the...