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What is the genuinely shocking reason that almost every single global airline legally bans pilots from having beards?

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What is the genuinely shocking reason that almost every single global airline legally bans pilots from having beards?

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What is the genuinely shocking reason that almost every single global airline legally bans pilots from having beards?
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