Big Brother Is ... Stealing Your Fertility

Having an older bro reduces your odds of having kids, study finds

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 19, 2008 2:55 PM CST

(Newser) – If you have an older brother, odds are slightly greater you won’t be having kids, especially if you live in pre-industrial Finland. According to a new study, which examined the birth, marriage, and death records of three generations of pre-industrial Finlanders, found that those... Read full story »

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