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		tntn on July 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row... But it doesn't reflect the factual subtitle. The title here says 1918, but the true trend is 1915-1918, which had a bit of a war as well. > There is no requirement to post the article headline as-is on HN. There is. From the guidelines: > Otherwise [i.e. not excessive clickbait] please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.

ilikehurdles on July 3, 2019 [–]

Apologies, you're correct. I think focusing on the year or years will bury the lede in any case.

trentlott on July 3, 2019 | [–]

It is commonly known as "the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic"

It's a title, not a series of facts

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