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2. 👀 fascinating

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Nov 26, 2022, 01:08 PM

Nov 2022

Reading fully later.

I don’t know if it mentions this (not really the same age group) but WWII draftees were rejected at at least a 25% level mostly due to dental and vision. I’ve seen numbers higher. After they War this was part of the basis for the School Lunch Act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_School_Lunch_Act

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How the Great Depression shaped people's DNA [View all] NNadir Nov 2022 OP

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Same for my parents. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2022 #4

👀 fascinating underpants Nov 2022 #2

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