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As feral hogs spread across America, swimming pool drownings have plummeted. Coincidence?

As feral hogs spread across America, fewer people drown in pools. Are the hogs... guarding the pools? Are people too afraid to go outside and swim? Are the hogs drinking the pool water?
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Swimming pool drowning deaths in the US vs US states with feral hog populations | Spurious Correlations

These two completely unrelated statistics have a 97% correlation (r=-0.974) over 2006-2020. See the chart and discover why correlation does not equal causation.

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