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2023-05-24 18:29:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4681CE2401420241F9976718C01DD995BCF8D087B6C672E76CD5D27B940339A8
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The picture of Abraham Lincoln in the tweet was taken in May, 1858 & NOT in 1861 as the tweet states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_House_Divided_Speech By January 13, 1861, Lincoln had a beard: https://www.indianamuseum.org/blog-post/whiskers-for-votes-or-why-abraham-lincoln-grew-a-beard/#:~:text=Silly%20affection%20or%20not%2C%20later,trip%20prior%20to%20his%20inauguration.
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