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The Dimple Machine of 1936

Told by The Curators · July 10, 2026

A dimple is a tiny genetic quirk — one smile muscle splits in two and tugs a little dent into your cheek. Technically a "flaw." And people wanted them so badly that in 1936, Isabella Gilbert sold a wire face brace called the dimple machine (doctors: absolutely not). Today there's even surgery for it. Maybe the loveliest things about a face are the accidents. 😊

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