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7 Billion!

November 2, 2011

This week marks another milestone for humans. The 7 billionth person was estimated to enter the world. It is a little hard to comprehend this number especially when it is used so casually today. So, to put this massive number in perspective imagine traveling back through time for seven billion seconds. You would end up in 1789. That was the year George Washington was inaugurated as the first U.S. president and Congress met for the very first time. Mind boggling isn’t it. Check out the following links and respond to the questions below.

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  1. gerandahilton's avatar
    gerandahilton permalink
    November 3, 2011 6:54 am

    thats alot and it is going to get bigger.

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