190: Beard Power

Brain Junk

English - November 23, 2021 09:09 - 5 minutes - 4.08 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
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Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There's even an Ig Nobel winning study to prove it.

Feeling super scientific? Read the study: Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair