Why you are "significantly more likely" to die on your birthday

You could die on any day, but birthdays are special because they have a better-than-average change of being your deathday.

According to Holly McHugh at BBC Science Focus, a 2012 Swiss study identified a "13.8 percent rise in the number of people aged 60 and older who meet their end on their actual birthdays, compared to other days." — Read the rest

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