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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West.

As higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world, the rates of fertility — and population growth — have started to slow down, though the population will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.

U.N. forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 10.1 billion by 2100 before beginning to decline. But exact numbers are hard to come by — just small variations in fertility rates could mean a population of 15 billion by the end of the century.

Ozzy Osbourne’s New Book: How To Cure Athlete’s Foot With Cocaine

After 40 years of drugs and alcohol, Osbourne’s been institutionalized. He’s also been declared dead twice, mistakenly diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, and survived a plane crashing into his tour bus. Oh, and don’t forget that he’s beheaded a bat, beheaded a dove, swallowed a bee, and, while filming The Osbournes, took 42 different types of prescription medication a day.


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YouTube’s ‘Man Boob’ Dilemma

Forget about war, famine and global warming, the greatest threat to mankind is man boobs videos on YouTube. Thankfully the company discussed this horrible epidemic at a free speech and human rights conference in San Francisco.

“Recently we had the issue of man boobs–do man boobs need to be age-restricted or not?” Victoria Grand, YouTube’s director for global communications and policy, said today, referring to that unfortunate medical condition caused by abnormal development of male mammary glands.

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UN Report: World’s population to hit 7 billion Today

The United Nations is set to release its UN Population Fund report that highlights the population numbers on our planet. The report suggests that the Earth’s population will hit seven billion by Oct. 31.

Global population levels have been a serious issue for many. With depleting resources, an increase in poverty numbers and a high demand for commodities, some are putting forth population control ideas.
According to demographers, the world population first hit one billion in the year 1804. 123 years later, the global number of human inhabitants reached two billion. By 1959, the number hit three billion, four billion in 1974, five billion 13 years later and then six billion just 11 years later.

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