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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SteO153 on 2025-01-31 11:52:37+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that King Louis XIII of France started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624, because he had prematurely begun to bald in his twenties. This fashion then spread in Europe and European-influenced countries, and remained a dominant style among men for about 140 years until the French Revolution