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xkcd #3127: Where Babies Come From

Title text:

Historians: Contemporaneous documentation of the initial events is often sparse, and in fact people often get testy and uncooperative when we urge better documentation for the historical record.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The hospital, they come from the hospital. Along with a bill for $120k.

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's where Americans come from. Thanks all gods, most babies are not American.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Most babies are Indian or Chinese

[–] sga@lemmings.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Indian babies are mostly free (or a much more reasonable charge)(assuming no pregnancy complications requiring a very fancy operation in a private hospital)

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The only correct answer so far

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Only for Americans who have been conned that healthcare really costs that much.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 0 points 2 weeks ago

Why would you pay that much to give birth in a hostipital?