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Men with beards dirtier than dogs, study finds
kvue ^ | Apr. 15, 2019 | Tim Chong

Posted on 04/16/2019 11:57:50 AM PDT by bgill

Shaving may not only make men look cleaner, but it actually makes them cleaner, a new study found. Researchers say men's beards carry more microbes than dogs, The Daily Mail said. In the study at Switzerland's Hirslanden Clinic, swabs were taken from 18 men with hairy chins. They also were taken from 30 dogs of varying breeds. Professor Andreas Gutzeit said all of the beards were carrying "a significantly higher bacterial load." Only 23 of the 30 dogs had high counts. Seven of the men were even carrying harmful microbes, Gutzeit said.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: bacteria; beards
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To: Daffynition

They look very smart.


61 posted on 04/16/2019 4:41:57 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: treetopsandroofs

I named mine Mikey.


62 posted on 04/16/2019 4:52:50 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: Cobra64

“Beards are disgusting.”

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You should get rid of your mobile phone too.

http://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/


63 posted on 04/17/2019 2:01:41 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Leep
I read that one study claimed that men with bushy beards have smaller testicles?

The bushy "beard" just makes them look smaller...that's my story and I'm sticking to it....

64 posted on 04/17/2019 3:44:41 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: onyx

What’s worse is this fad of scruffy face like they forgot to shave for a week. There’s even shavers that cut to that length. They think it’s high fashion.


65 posted on 04/17/2019 5:44:44 AM PDT by bgill (when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
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