Ever take what you think is a great picture of your friend, only to have it met with "Oh god, take another—I look horrible!?" Photographer Duncan Davidson's short TED Talk offers the theory that we may just be too familiar with our own reflections to accept anything else as an accurate representation of ourselves. [PetaPixel]
Watch: Why We Hate Seeing Photos Of Ourselves
It turns out we have our bathroom mirrors to blame.
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