Peak-A-Boo

Paul Ryan, Republican VP Nominee

I noticed Paul Ryan has a very pronounced "widow's peak," so I set about researching this hairline phenomenon. Performing a Google search is like sorting through the kitchen drawer looking for the wine opener. It's easy to be distracted by other things you find, like that cabinet handle you've been meaning to put back on, or the unidentified baby tooth in the film can. (You might as well pitch the tooth; you haven't a clue which of your kids wore it for 6 years.)

Marie Antoinette in her biquoquet

It turns out  that  a widow's peak,
that downward pointing growth of hair in the middle of the brow, was named for the "biquoquet," or mourning hood worn by widows in the middle ages. Who cares? That's the coolest Scrabble word EVER. Too bad you only get one real "Q."
My search included looking for famous people with widow's peaks and that was not fruitful. Apparently, people are classified in many ways, but not "With widow's peak or without widow's peak."

I only came up with one other famous peaker. Well, maybe two if you count the doll.

Extreme widow's peak

So here's the conclusion of 30 wasted minutes of Internet searching: If you have a widow's peak, it means you will outlive your husband. If you're a male with a widow's peak, it means you could get nominated for vice-president, and you can wear a red striped tie while posing in front of the stars and stripes. If you don't have a widow's peak, check the kitchen junk drawer.