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		abfan1127 on April 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Additional 6.6M File for Initial Unemployment Bene... except the Spanish Flu killed more than World War 1 and 2 combined (est. 50 million dead from Spanish Flu)...

vonmoltke on April 2, 2020 [–]

World War II alone killed 70MM - 85MM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

Also, 50MM for the Spanish flu is the top end of reasonable estimates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Around_the_globe

abfan1127 on April 2, 2020 | [–]

you're right. Thanks for the correction.

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