Louis Pendant — Frenchy mahabaratha, in which lived a cat

Today a beard again in Vogue, and millions of men all over the world are scratching their heads over how to grow a beautiful and, above all, quickly. But the Frenchman Louis Coulomb, who lived in the XIX century, with the growth of the beard there were no problems. Moreover the beard gave serious trouble, as they grew up too fast. But it was Louis come to terms with his extreme brodacast and life returned to normal, and in addition came to prominence.

Louis Pendant was born in February 26, 1826 in the city Vandenesse, in Central France, in a poor working-class family. Parents, Louis worked at the ironworks, and he began his career there as a child. Beard Louie's pendant began to grow at the age of 12 and immediately the pace that everything is just marveled.

First, the teenager had to shave her through the day, then daily, and by 13 years twice — morning and evening. Very soon he got tired and 14 young Pendant could boast of half beard shovel the American rock band ZZ Top.

Louis hasn't shaved and did not cut his beard in principle and in adulthood had men's jewelry with a length of 3.3 meters. The second HJS beard was not in France and probably in the world, so Louis Pendant became a celebrity. His picture was placed Newspapers and magazines, he wanted to see the simple curious and scholars, and post offices and stalls sold postcards with his portraits.

To pay tribute to the Pendant, fame does not circled his head and not annoying. To a ripe old age Louis worked at the factory and led a sober, measured life. Posing for photographers and journalists brought the old man not only additional income, but also fun. Pendant with a smile showed in his beard can comfortably accommodate his favorite cat.

Despite the fact that it saves a lot of contemporaries and more photos, the official status of the owner of the longest beard Louie Pendant has so far. In our days, it is considered that the longest decoration on the face is a Hindu Sarvan Singh, residing in Canada. In the Guinness Book of world records stated that his beard grew in length of 2.37 meters.

Sorry, the Board Book of records began to sit only in 1954, almost a century after the death of Louis pendant and retroactively achievement refused to recognize. Although the old man on record to have to not care, but we now know that the Indian with his scraps of hair on the face and a sloppy old Metallurgist from Vandenesse.

If you are a man in the Prime of life, you can try to compete with the Pendant. But in order to keep your beard time to grow to old age, at least from the waist up, you will have to use a few tricks from our bearded Slavic ancestors.