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How the invention of mirrors created our individuality?

A man admiring his reflection in the mirror. [Courtesy]

Before the invention of mirrors, people lived their entire lives without knowing how they looked like. 

The closest anyone could come to see themselves was in a pool of water or on a shiny copper or bronze wear which reflected only 20 per cent of light thus giving reflections resembling silhouettes.

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