Was the Black Death > Spanish flu?

Pop quiz: which plague took more lives – the Black Death, measles, or Spanish flu? Find out in a surprisingly eye-pleasing way with this infographic from Column Five Media and GOOD (snippet below):

I’m a little creeped out that an infographic about massive casualties looks kinda like a pretty Anthropologie floral apron, but hey, that’s aesthetics.

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