I think a lot about the fact that everyone said Abe Lincoln was known for being ugly, like even his friends would just straight up say he was horrifying to physically look at, but none of us can see that now because he just "looks like Abe Lincoln"https://twitter.com/JennyENicholson/status/1329995873326022657?s=20 …
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I guess you can sort of see it in the old photos from when he was younger and didn't have a beard The main issue people had with him was he was always underweight, and actually lost weight with age and stress His sunken cheeks were often compared to a skullpic.twitter.com/SaU1m3SpEG
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Replying to @arthur_affect
well but that's what people *thought* - growing up he was known for physical strength, in labor & sport (wrestling, throwing heavy things, &c). on his deathbed visitors commented on his previously-unsuspected robust physique. he was just gangly/awkward
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Yes, all of Lincoln's lanky 6'4" 180 lb (at his heaviest) frame was pure muscle During his presidency he had a young man massage him in bed every night to help him get to sleep, who told curious reporters, "He is the most powerful man I have ever touched"
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i didn't say he was *free from physical ailments* i don't think, & if course his presidency ravaged him, but the stuff about his strength & athleticism growing up, & what people said when they saw him for the 1st time with his shirt off after he got shot - well, it's just *true*
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