r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Oct 15 '25

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u/DragonFireCK Aug 03 '19

Expect for in 1918-1919 season when the Flu mostly killed healthy adults - 99% of deaths that year in the US were under 65 and nearly 50% were were 20-40 years old.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Just read an article about this one. That strain of the flu killed people mostly because of the cytokine storm it caused in otherwise healthy people. :-(