MEN with beards carry more germs than dogs including deadly bacteria in their facial fuzz, a hair-raising study has found. Researchers discovered that nearly half of all sampled beards hosted bugs dangerous to human health. Professor Andreas Gutzeit, of Switzerland’s Hirslanden Clinic, said: “The researchers found a significantly higher bacterial load in specimens taken from the men’s beards compared with the dogs’ fur.”
“On the basis of these findings, dogs can be considered as clean compared with bearded men,” said Dr Gutzeit.
It's a small sample size, which throws the "findings" into question, but perhaps that's why Assange was growing a beard - bacteriological warfare!
Reminds me - it's time to head downstairs and shave again.
