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Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "YerUgly Mug," etc.

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 1:39
Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> I'd like to know what evidence > they have on that (for instance, a study showing that a majority of > dead-born children are males
Well, female fetuses do have a higher frequency of coming to full term. Then again, at all points in life, females have lower death rates than males. I seem to recall reading that at conception, something like 60% of zygotes are XY. However, I can't recall where I read this, so I may be mistaken. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42