With a great ’stache comes great strength

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) adopted a mustache trend from England. “If you grew a mustache, it showed that you were healthier,” says Senior Cpl. Roderick Janich, who curates the DPD Museum. “It was one of those, ‘Well, it’s not required, but we would prefer it because it shows you’re more healthy.’ ”And have you ever wondered what was inside those tall police hats? That’s where the officers kept their lunch. “They didn’t have anywhere else to put it,” Janich says. Read more about the DPD museum on page 30.

— Brittany Nunn