Men With Beards Can Take a Punch Better Than Those Without

If you’ve ever wondered why men grow facial hair and women don’t, a new study has a theory. Researchers believe beards evolved to help men absorb a punch to the face. When early humans would fight over food, it involved males getting hit in the head. So, men eventually developed beards as “padding.” The researchers found that a beard absorbs about 37% of the energy from a strike.