Dear hipsters, your super-long beards may be a health risk. It would be a shame if you tripped and broke your neck, or, erm, something. This is exactly what happened to the mayor of an Austrian town, named Hans Steininger, in 1567. He'd grown an incredible beard to 1.4 metres in length, which he usually kept rolled up in a leather pouch. This particular time, however, all 4.5 feet of facial fur was hanging out when he tripped on it, breaking his neck. The war against the beard continues.
