Approximately 100 people in the US will die yearly from choking on a pen lid. Arguably, pen ownership could be considered a risk factor for early death1.
Not to minimise these pen-related deaths but let’s put things into perspective.
About 3.4 million people die each year in the United States. Pen-related deaths as a percentage then account for approxima…
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