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Re:How the US Air Force Ditched the Average and Saved Lives by jarenmf on Saturday July 02, 2022 @06:50AM (#31957892)
Indeed, I keep hearing this countless times. People genuinely think that people died in their 30s two centuries ago.
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Re:How the US Air Force Ditched the Average and Saved Lives by olddustytrail on Saturday July 02, 2022 @01:23PM (#31960786)
They did. Large numbers of them. Often in childbirth.
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Re:How the US Air Force Ditched the Average and Saved Lives by wizofaus on Saturday July 02, 2022 @11:42AM (#31959971)
Pretty sure it was a good deal more common to do so than it is now.
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