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What Happens in One Minute on Earth?

By Matthew Reitman
June 30, 2016 5:00 am

Do you know how many planes land in one minute? How about the number of babies that are born? Or the amount of waste that’s produced? This video from The New Yorker provides some insight. (Spoiler alert: a lot happens.) Watch the video below to find out what you’re missing out on.

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