Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

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When photographs were just beginning to emerge in the 1800s, it was considered improper to show off your big goofy grin. So, camera operators asked participants to say "prunes" in order to pucker their mouths and make them look taut. This predated the duck-lip selfie by roughly 200 years. 

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  • Mysterious sand dune holes baffled Indiana for years.
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