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Men's Hair

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Prep: 30-40 Seconds

There is a long history of rulers and governments trying to legislate on men's hair both the length of the hair on their heads and the style of facial hair. For practical reasons, Alexander the Great insisted his soldiers be clean shaven, but Peter the Great of Russia went further, insisting no Russians had beards.

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