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toiletting t1_j1ynkyo wrote

Reply to comment by shadow_pico in TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting by 54_actual

It’s a bit more nuanced and changing soon actually. You’re 1 at birth then turned 2 on New Years Day regardless of how soon it came. Your age went up at the start of each calendar year as opposed to your birthday.

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ExiledToTerminus t1_j1yzdu7 wrote

yep, the Koreans essentially count the number of distinct calendar years you've been alive for, even if it leads to silly things like somebody born on December 31st, 2004 being 3 years old on January 1st, 2006, despite being only 366 days old in elapsed time. it really only makes a big difference for very young ages, where being off by a year or two can be significant.

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