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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:00 AM

Another reason to blame your mother

Looking at data from the late 1800s, researchers find that children born to young mothers have double the chance of living to 100.
Sarah Elizabeth Richards

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2006 06:07 AM

    No thanks...

    I don't want to live to see 100. The world is going to hell in a handbasket, and I'm counting on not being around when it finally gets there.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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