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This story has been somewhat twisted since its first telling in the 16th century, but a few facts remain. A man named Hans Steininger was an Austrian burgher whose beard measured approximately 4.5 feet — he normally kept it in a leather pouch for safe-keeping.
At one point, however, Steininger forgot to keep it rolled up, and the beard caught fire when a small fire broke out in Steininger’s house. He burned to death.
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This story has been somewhat twisted since its first telling in the 16th century, but a few facts remain. A man named Hans Steininger was an Austrian burgher whose beard measured approximately 4.5 feet — he normally kept it in a leather pouch for safe-keeping.
At one point, however, Steininger forgot to keep it rolled up, and the beard caught fire when a small fire broke out in Steininger’s house. He burned to death.