The dynamic rise and fall of the mustache, a mustache history documentary for Movember!
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From social activists to dictators, the mustache— or moustache, for our non-American viewers— has proven a controversial form of facial hair. We jump into the wild history of upper lip hair and answer questions like: why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard? Why do Amish men shave their mustaches?
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SOURCES
“Are Beards Obligatory for Devout Muslim Men?” BBC News, BBC, 27 June 2010,
Bedi, Rahul. “Low-Caste Indian Men Attacked for Growing Moustaches.” The Telegraph, 10 Oct. 2017,