{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "There\u2019s a lot of excellent examples of the difference between a million and a billion, but here\u2019s my new personal favorite from...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/720453230211072000/", "html": "<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https://hamletthedane.tumblr.com/post/711696980494237696/theres-a-lot-of-excellent-examples-of-the\" target=\"_blank\">hamletthedane</a>:</p><blockquote><p>There\u2019s a lot of excellent examples of the difference between a million and a billion, but here\u2019s my new personal favorite from a conversation I had today:</p><p>A <b>million</b> minutes ago was April 2021, the height of the COVID pandemic.</p><p>A <b>billion</b> minutes ago was November 121 CE, the height of the Roman Empire.</p></blockquote>"}