November was Movember for many men.  That's when guys go a whole month without shaving.  And then there are men who have facial hair year round.  Before you get close to all that hair, you need to know a little bit about beards and mustaches.

First, there is fecal matter in most beards.  Fecal matter is everywhere.  Guys touch things and then play with their beards.  Especially guys who have just started to grow one.

Beards contain food particles, mostly the kind you can't see.  A beard can absorb almost 20% of it's own weight in liquid.  So guys what?  When a guy has a beer, a soda or anything liquid, some of it ends up in his beard.  And that attracts bacteria.

If you see your guy scratching his beard a lot, many men have lice and don't even know it!

Beards and mustaches contain a boat load of bacteria and germs.  The main reason is because of where beards and mustaches are located.  The warm air from one's nose makes the perfect breading ground for germs and bacteria.

 [Via:  Uproxx]

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