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Interesting video explains why people looked a lot older in the past than they do today

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58% Informative

Educator Michael Stevens explains the phenomenon in a new video called, “Did people used to look older?” In the video, he explains that people in the past appear a lot older due to a phenomenon known as retrospective aging.

Stevens also points out that people did age faster back in the day due to differences in nutrition, lifestyle and medicine.

VR Score

57

Informative language

56

Neutral language

3

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

27

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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