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TIL more Male babies die yearly than Males who are 100. Also, 85ish seems to be real avg life expectancy.

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Bg7BD TIL that Brigadier General Edward Ferrero, an immigrant from Spain, was one of General Burnside’s division commanders in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
nW5YB TIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroom
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