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June 23, 2025

How Sex in War Breeds Boys – W2W 33

Filed under: Europe, Health, History, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

TimeGhost History
Published 22 Jun 2025

That prolonged war triggers an increase in male baby births had been ordered since at least 250 years. This “returning soldier effect” happens again during WW2 and right after. How this happens is a mystery, but research in the past decades might provide some answers.

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