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Movember 'Grows' For Prostate Cancer Awareness Worldwide (VIDEO)

First Posted: 11/17/11 02:48 PM ET Updated: 11/21/11 11:28 AM ET

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From the hand-painted to the perfectly coiffed handlebar, moustaches are sprouting all over the world in support of prostate cancer awareness now that Movember has hit the halfway mark.

Born in Australia, Movember takes its name from the slang word those living down under use to describe a stache. We say "moustache," they say "mo," Buzz60 reports.

By growing (or drawing) hair above your lip, participants ignite conversation and perhaps even encourage someone to get checked for prostate cancer. "Mo-bros" also partake in fundraising campaigns to help support organizations searching for a cure.

"It's rare that you can do something substantive by doing nothing," Tim Minton told Buzz60. "Not shaving in November supports people you know with cancer and helps people you don't know too."

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From the hand-painted to the perfectly coiffed handlebar, moustaches are sprouting all over the world in support of prostate cancer awareness now that Movember has hit the halfway mark. Born in Aus...
From the hand-painted to the perfectly coiffed handlebar, moustaches are sprouting all over the world in support of prostate cancer awareness now that Movember has hit the halfway mark. Born in Aus...
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Justinwalker78
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09:28 PM on 11/17/2011
I love the Movember charity - completely forgot about it until it was kind of too late, but I'd love to participate next year. I've never rocked a moustache in my life, so it'll be interesting. Anything to raise money for a good cause, right?
My favorite thing about Movember is how creative it is - I think part of the reason so many people have joined the cause is because it's such a creative idea! I also love an event that a HuffPost blogger actually put on this November called the Kindness Cab (http://kindnesscab.com). He drove across the USA in a cab, gave free rides to people, kept the meter running and donated the total fare shown on his meter to charity at the end. It seems that November is a great month for charity!
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MexiChick67
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05:05 PM on 11/17/2011
I'll support any movement that promotes people catching cancer early on when it can be treated.
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darquelourd
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04:33 PM on 11/17/2011
Wake me when this stupid gimmick is over.
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N133
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07:15 PM on 11/17/2011
Wow, this is for cancer awareness--remind me not to ask you your thoughts on planking!!
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GSR
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07:58 PM on 11/17/2011
Another Australian invention.
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