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LINCOLN SQUARE — Blow-out furniture and mattress sales on Lincoln's Birthday are perhaps a stretch in terms of commemorating the Great Emancipator.
But Q Brothers and Merz Apothecary's bash in honor of Honest Abe makes a certain sense. Lincoln was the first president, and one of only five, to sport a beard in office.
Q Brothers is devoted to grooming products for men's facial hair. Ergo, party.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Patty Wetli and Jon Hansen discuss the history of presidents with facial hair:
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