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October 12 1999: The World Population Hits 6 Billion
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The world's population hit 6 billion people on this day in October of 1999. Read about the historic day in which the world's population hit the 6 billion mark.
The World Hits 8 Billion People; Is That Good or Bad?
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The world's population is expected to hit 8 billion Nov. 15 2022. Is that too many people or just right?
Water Is Free. Why Do Americans Spend Billions on the Bottled Stuff?
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In 2017, bottled water surpassed soda as America's favorite drink and the trend continues. How did water become a multi-billion-dollar business?
Billions Celebrate Lantern Festival Across China
The annual Lantern Festival signifies the end of Chinese New Year and the beginning of spring. HowStuffWorks takes a look.
Ancient Obliteration of Dwarf Planets May Have Created Saturn's Rings
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Were Saturn's rings formed by the destruction of smaller planets? Learn more about new research on Saturn's rings in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Who Owns the $17 Billion San Jose Loot?
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Who gets to claim sunken treasure as their own? HowStuffWorks looks at the case of the San Jose.
What Billions in U.S. Aid Accomplished in Afghanistan: 5 Questions Answered
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Some $150 billion in nonmilitary U.S. aid flowed into Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020, but what exactly was accomplished in that time with that amount of money?
The Most Detailed 3-D Sky Map Ever of the Galaxy's 100 Billion Stars
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The ESA Gaia satellite observatory created a billion-star 3-D map of the Milky Way. Learn more about astronomy in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Is there a light 10 billion times brighter than the sun?
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A synchrotron can produce light that can be used to "read" ancient texts that have been badly damaged. Find out what a synchrotron is and how it is used.
What is this click fraud that is costing Google billions?
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In recent years, Google has faced lawsuits related to its response to click fraud, a practice that leads to increased ad revenue for Google. Find out how click fraud works and how it affects the search-based advertising industry.