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[–] brbposting 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Time of year athletes were born correlates with hockey performance or something right?

I’ve tried to use a fact like that to bridge the gap between me and those who like astrology.

[–] Enkers 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I recall hearing that there's a correlation with being good at sports and having a birthday earlier in the school year. Reason being, at a young age, on average there's a big advantage to being 6 months older, and that advantage can often result in a positive feedback loop. You get selected more for showing aptitude and thus receive more training, which results in being selected more.

[–] brbposting 2 points 11 hours ago

Yeah! Was that Freakonomics?