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19 Astonishing Facts

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The first deaf-blind person to be fully educated was unable to smell or taste either

Laura Bridgman was a healthy baby girl born in 1829, but two years later became ill with scarlet fever.The illness cost her the ability to see and hear.

After she became educated, she revealed that she was also unable to smell and had very little ability to taste anything.Despite her challenges, she was able to do household work and could even sew and knit.

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