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trendiness aside, I rather do love moustaches. I think my favourite is the Dali.

  • the word "moustache" comes from the Middle Greek term moustaki, meaning "upper lip".
  • the earliest artefact depicting a moustache dates back to 300BC and is of a Scythian horseman.
  • for gentlemen wanting to keep their 'taches in tip-top shape, moustache protectors and bands were once readily available.
  • until WWI, having a moustache was mandatory in the British Army. Charlie Chaplin wore his removable toothbrush moustache as a way of mocking Hitler.
  • moustachioed South Indian policemen are paid an extra 360 rupees per annum.
  • the world's longest moustache belongs to Ram Singh Chauhan, of India, and is 14ft. long.
  • Stephen Fry's moustache has various websites dedicated to it across the world wide web
  • but we all know Freddie Mercury had the greatest moustache.
jul 7 2013 ∞
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