The Scientific Purpose of Facial Hair

There's actually a scientific purpose for facial hair and beards in general. It's for hand to hand combat. If you can grow a beard, you're probably having ancestry of warriors or fighters. Women don't need to fight because historically, it was usually the men that went into combat. And that's why they were the ones growing beards. So if you don't grow facial hair, it might tell you a little bit about your ancestry. That's fire. Because look, me, I don't think I, my dad's told me any stories about me having any like warrior background type. You have a goatee? I could grow a full beard if I really want

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