reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1us78io/the_reason_lincoln_grew_a_beard

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that's a mental image

haha

like a feral president

or maybe he just let it go wild

he was too busy saving the union

probably not

i wonder if he ever trimmed it

that was just john wilkes booth being a jerk

no

did the beard have anything to do with it

what about his assassination

philosophers have beards

beards = wisdom

i think he just wanted to look wise

that's accurate

something about him looking like a hipster

what was it

i saw a meme about lincoln's beard today

off topic but...

maybe he just liked hats

or to hide his receding hairline

to look taller

why did he always wear that top hat

what about his hat?

beards are power

yeah

i think his beard made his chin look stronger

maybe

i dunno