At one point in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gimli talks about how manly the women of his fictional dwarf race are, and Aragorn mentions their beards. You might think that's what the headline is about, but no. It's about the horseback-riding extras that make up the armies in the movies. When The Two Towers was being cast, the production sent out a call for extras, asking for horseback riders and their horses. Those are much easier to handle than extras set on unfamiliar horses. Most of the riders who showed up were women, so they were equipped with helmets and beards to mask their gender as the riders of Rohan.
Read more about this intriguing detail that you will be sure to look for the next time you watch The Lord of the Rings at Cracked.