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The startling part for me, having grown up in an 18 state, is that the majority of US states are 16.
When I heard that for the first time I was like "Oh, that can't be right..."
Yup. 30 states = 16, 8 states = 17, 12 states = 18.
https://versustexas.com/blog/age-of-consent-by-state/