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TIL about "court dwarfs". Some of the first dwarfs to have their histories recorded were employed as court dwarfs. They were owned and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and Queens . Royals appeared much larger and visually enhanced their powerful position.

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