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I love odd facts.

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MerylStreep Thu 28-Sept-23 19:12:39

I’m always trying to explain to people how big a billion is, especially when we’re talking politics.
I gave them this analogy.
If you were given £1,000 a day from the day Jesus died you still wouldn’t be a billionaire.

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GrannyGravy13 Thu 28-Sept-23 19:30:42

Yes I always find the difference between a million and a billion staggering

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Namsnanny Thu 28-Sept-23 19:39:27

Oooo that is interesting. Ive not heard of that stat before. Got any more MerylStreep ?

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welbeck Thu 28-Sept-23 19:49:21

i don't actually know what it really is.
but i've never needed to, so won't bother now.

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Amy71452 Thu 28-Sept-23 22:39:25

And even longer if you use the British billion. Until the Americans came over a billion was actually a million million or what we now call a trillion

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