• snooggums@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    The upper midwest’s lifespans are extended because of the need to go into hibernation, so the number of active days is closer to the lower latitudes. Casseroles were created to allow them to fatten up for winter, as there are not enough salmon for the general population.

    The numbers should come down with global warming letting them forage during the winter months.

  • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s basically where people exercise more and/or have an outdoors-y culture.

    Levels of sedentary lifestyle by state:

    If that map was more granular, I bet it would match very closely.

    Lazy ass Rhode Islanders.

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      3 months ago

      people that made it past retirement age moving to South Florida could skew the data curve