It's bad news for hipsters but men with beards harbour more germs in their whiskers than dogs carry in their fur, scientists say. By contrast, a number of the dogs tested proved to have lower levels of microbes. Now men have been left bristling with fury, with claims that the results stem from pogonophobia – the irrational fear of beards. Researchers took swabs from the beards of 18 men and the necks of 30 dogs, across a range of breeds, and compared the results. 'On the basis of these findings, dogs can be considered as clean compared with bearded men,' said Dr Gutzeit.

Source: The Star April 15, 2019 03:33 UTC