• The_v@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Ah the good ol’ days when farmers had 10+ kids.

    Only 5 made it to adulthood due to diseases like measles, mumps, influenza, whooping cough etc. , poor and dangerous working conditions, and no healthcare. Of those 5 remaining, 1 of them died in childbirth, and 1 died in a random war and 3 went on to have kids of their own.