Posted on 01/09/2004 1:57:18 PM PST by FlyLow
How to put the number one billion into perspective.
A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago, Jesus was still alive.
A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate Washington spends it.
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