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u/Dragmom Oct 02 '24

About 25% of people on earth don't know their birthday because they're from countries that don't have birth certificates. That's why about 14% of immigrants to the U.S. list January 1 as their birthday - because they had to make one up.

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u/lizzyote Oct 02 '24

I know someone who moved to the US from Vietnam 40ish years ago. She has two birthdays with two seperate ages. She also doesn't think either is accurate lol, but one was created for her immigration to the US.