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10. Spanish flu killed 195,000 in just October 1918

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:58 PM

Dec 2020

Hopefully we do not average about 6000 per day like October 1918

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Terrible MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #2

Per world o meter 2913 deaths from covid in the us today. Tech Dec 2020 #5

Well there should be the Civil War in there too. Giant Sand Dec 2020 #6

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Spanish flu killed 195,000 in just October 1918 jO456 Dec 2020 #10

Today may be that first day. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2020 #13

All these needless deaths are because cheato downplayed the threat... Darkstar53142 Dec 2020 #12