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Re:July 8 99% of the world’s population in sunlight simultan... by paxys on Thursday July 07, 2022 @05:51PM (#32019961)
Sure, but there's still a big difference between 50% and 99%. In this case it wasn't just about population, most landmass was also covered.
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Re:July 8 99% of the world’s population in sunlight simultan... by corrral on Thursday July 07, 2022 @05:55PM (#32020010)
Well, right, it's the intuition/viewpoint that takes it to "huh, neat and a little surprising, but believable" rather than "no fucking way!" that's similar, I'd say. If you're familiar with one of these (or other, similar) bits of trivia, the other one's probably more believable on your first encounter with it, because you've already been exposed to the underlying insight that makes it possible.
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