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Why People in Old Photos Seem Older

Vsauce · Explainer · 23 min · 2022 · YouTube title: Did People Used To Look Older?
Why it's here

HN commenters cite it to explain why people in old photos seem older than they were.

What it covers

Vsauce explores whether people in past decades really looked older than people of the same age today, or whether photographic and cultural factors make them seem so. It draws on old photos, yearbooks and perception research.