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TIL a species of cicada lives in the United States, the life expectancy of which reaches 17 years. For comparison, the rest of their “relatives” live much less: 3-4 years.

by whatilearned May 5, 2023, 5:28 pm

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TIL life expectancy in the US is at a 26 year low due to COVID-19 and other factors. The decline in life expectancy since 2019 is one of the steepest in recorded history.

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 2:52 pm

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TIL a baby born in the USA in 2021 has an estimated life expectancy of about 76 years, representing the only case of declining life expectancy among 1st world countries

by whatilearned February 6, 2023, 10:36 am

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TIL the latest estimate for US life expectancy is 76.1 years, indicating a drop of almost 3 YEARS since 2019…

by whatilearned February 5, 2023, 11:09 pm

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TIL Report: US Life Expectancy Lowest in 25 Years

by whatilearned December 27, 2022, 1:00 am

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TIL that people who attempted suicide have a shorter life expectancy by 11 years for women and 18 for men, and it’s surprisingly largely due to non-psychiatric disease

by whatilearned December 25, 2022, 8:59 pm

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TIL Life expectancy in the U.S. varies considerably by state, with West Virginia trailing California by 6.9 years and Hawaii by 7.9 years

by whatilearned November 17, 2022, 8:38 pm

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TIL that life expectancy in the 1900 was 31–32 (world average)

by whatilearned October 2, 2022, 9:19 pm

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TIL that by 1935 the life expectancy of an S&P 500 company was 90 years. By 2010, it was only 14 years and shrinking

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 1:53 am

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TIL that the life expectancy of reinforced concrete is 50-100 years.

by whatilearned July 14, 2022, 9:28 pm

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TIL height is inversely correlated with life expectancy. Studies have found that men below 5′ 9″ live on average 4.95 years longer than men above 5′ 9″.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 11:50 pm

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TIL Height is negatively correlated with life expectancy.

by whatilearned July 10, 2022, 10:13 pm

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