Comprehending a Billion

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but someone did a good job of putting that figure into perspective:

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was 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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