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Final Note

Math nerds will love today’s U.S. population number

Kai Ryssdal Aug 14, 2012
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Final Note

Math nerds will love today’s U.S. population number

Kai Ryssdal Aug 14, 2012
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This final note today, which comes to us courtesy of the Census Bureau.

Shortly after 2:29 this afternoon Eastern Daylight Time, the press release says the U.S. population clock hit 314,159,265.

314159265.

Kinda cool, huh?

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