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Why Past Generations Look Older Than Their Age

So you're scrolling through the family photo album, and you cannot shake the weird feeling that all the people in the pictures - your parents, grandparents, and distant relatives all look so... mature. Even the school photos feature people who look like they're in their late 30s. What's happening? Did people really look older back in the day? This video offers a fascinating explanation of this weird phenomenon they call "retrospective aging."

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