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Will someone born before 2001 live to be 150?

28%chance

The community sees this as a toss-up.

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Opened:

Oct 18, 2016

Closes:

Jan 1, 2151

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 3, 2151

Spot Scoring Time:

Oct 19, 2016

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