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It’s often mentioned how young people used to look much older in the past compared to today. Was there ever a time, such as after a traumatic event like the 30 Years War, when contemporary accounts noticed that their current generation of young people looked older than before?

by /u/Sholmanscott in /r/AskHistorians

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