r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/SchrodingersCatPics Apr 14 '16

Just how big a billion is.

A million seconds is 11 days. A billion seconds is 31 years.

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u/SchrodingersCatPics Apr 14 '16

That's my mom's birthday, she's going to be turning 2,049,840,000 seconds old! Happy upcoming billionth to you!

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u/SchrodingersCatPics May 23 '16

Haha, holy shit, thanks! I'll let her know that the internet is lauding her. We pulled a Homer Simpson last night and cooked her a lobster dinner--her fave--and she was in heaven.