May 20, 2023
When author Agatha Christie killed her long-running fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in 1975, The New York Times ran an obituary for him on its front page.
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Famous Mustaches in History
Since antiquity, the wearing of mustaches, like the wearing of beards, has reflected a wide range of customs, religious beliefs, and personal tastes. It was usual in the past to make no distinction between a mustache and other types of facial hair, such as a beard or whiskers, as these were usually
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