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The Mystery of the Meat Police

Peter the Great introduced a tax on beards in Russia. The idea was to impose an image change on Russian societies. In Elizabeth in England, facial hair of two weeks growth was subject to taxes. Peter's system was to be the reference point thereafter for either shaving or having a full beard.

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