Particularly when you\u2019re older, you are 14 percent more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day of the year. Particularly when you live in certain geographical areas, you are 13 percent more likely to die after getting a paycheck. And particularly when you\u2019re human, you are more likely to die in the late morning \u2014 around 11 a.m., specifically \u2014 than at any other time during the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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