Moustaches

The former Polish president, Lech Walesa, has shaved off his trademark moustache. Read our guide to the best sites on top lip hair configuration.

1. He stood in the Gdansk shipyards against the red and white Solidarity banner, a recognisable face bearing up to Poland's pre-Gorbachev and pre-glasnost communist rulers.

2. Imprisoned by the regime, awarded the Nobel peace prize and his people's first non-communist president when the iron curtain crumbled, Lech Walesa was the world's most exhalted trade unionist.

3. But now he has shaved off his moustache, dealing a blow to those who hope for a revival in its fortunes.

4. Following the example of - among others - Ken Livingstone and Peter Mandelson he has gone for a look favoured by prepubescent boys and women.

5. And the ladies aren't too sure. "As a woman I think he looks better with his moustache," said Ewelina Wolanska, his office manager. "It was a bad idea because Walesa's moustache had become a historical trademark."

6. Lech has remained tight-lipped about the image change. Not wishing to discuss his reasons for reaching for the razor he told one reporter he was born with a moustache and had always had it.

7. Around 867 Poles have the surname Wasikowski, meaning one from the place of the guy with the moustache.

8. Or why not get a whole bunch of guys with moustaches and try and match them together in this fun game that will test your memory skills and introduce you to some interesting grooming techniques.

9. Famous moustachioed men: Trevor Baylis, David Seaman, Confucius, Errol Flynn.

10. More infamous ones: Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Dick Dastardly.