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National Geographic's first issue had no photos
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
The magazine famous for its stunning, award-winning photography literally started as a wall of dense text. When the National Geographic Society published its first issue in 1888, it was essentially a dry, academic brochure for geographers with absolutely no pictures. It took over a decade before an editor finally decided that maybe people like looking at things.
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