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If you’ve ever looked through a stack of old photographs from the 19th and early 20th century you surely noticed something very odd…

None (or at least very few) of the people in those vintage photos were smiling.

In fact, they all looked like their dog had just eaten the winning Powerball ticket.

So what’s up with that? Was life in those times so difficult that people just didn’t feel happy enough to smile?  [Read more…]