The countdown to 100

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Stray Thoughts

On your first day of life you have the highest statistical likelihood of dying, regardless of location around the globe. Low birth weight, poor maternal health, and birth defects along with accidents and injuries and accidental suffocations contribute to these death rates until your first birthday. Toddlers fall victim to unintentional injuries, falls, choking, and drowning (water kills the most…

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