fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 18 hours agoCauses of Death in London (1623)mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down14
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minus-squareflamingo_pinyatalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoIt’s the reason why so many misleading statistics claim a much shorter lifespan in the past. If you survived childhood, and there wasn’t a plague around, or a war, you had good chances of reaching 60.
It’s the reason why so many misleading statistics claim a much shorter lifespan in the past. If you survived childhood, and there wasn’t a plague around, or a war, you had good chances of reaching 60.