Current
world population at 9:10am on May 1st, 2008 was estimated
to be
6,664,853,158.
The U.S. population at 9:12am on this same day was
303,979,135.
By the year 2050 it is expected the world population to reach
9 Billion people. This is probably difficult to really get a real
number, but it was estimated that in the year 1000 population
was at 310,000 and in 1900 around 1.6 million. The drastic increase
in world population was due to the advances in medicine and the
massive increase in agricultural productivity. Leading the advances
in the explosion of the 20th century has been thanks to education,
the hunger for learning, discovering and sharing new found knowledge.
And behind all of this have been the Teachers, people that spend
all of there live giving knowledge for others to benefit.
This page will be updated daily to bring you information that you probably did not know.
Internet, It's not all about Internet Explorer
from Microsoft which usually comes installed with all Windows based
computers. You have options and leading that group is Mozilla
Firefox. There are also the well respected Apple
Safari and the Opera
8 browser.
Home, Beginning February 18th, 2009
all television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting
analog signal and will start working at 100% digital. If you get
your TV signal via an outside antenna you will need to get a digital-to-analog
converter box in order to get the picture. The US governments offering
two $40 coupons per house towards the purchase of a
Digital Converter Box.
Internet, Google offers a free software
pack (Google
Pack) of essential software that will help you get the most
out of your computer and internet experience. These software are
specifically selected by Google.
Health, The average American consumes
about 15 grams of fiber a day. When the Recommended amount should
be around 30 grams. Eating fruits, vegetables and grains such as
Fiber
One cereals will help you achieve this goal.
Reference, You can stop teller marketers
from calling you. The National Do
Not Call Registry was established to give you the option. You
can register your home or mobile phone for free.
Society, The One
Campaign is raising public awareness about the issues of global
poverty, hunger, disease in the world poorest countries. Help make
poverty history by uniting as One.
Internet,
We can't actually time travel yet, but you can go back in time and
see how todays website use to look like, It's the WayBack
Machine. Do you remember how Yahoo and Google use to look like,
when they began?
Health, Many
of the process foods you eat today contain high amounts of "High
Fructose Corn Syrup" which has been blamed by experts for
the growing obesity problem in our country. Corn syrup is used as
a sweetener and to extend shelf life process foods, because it is
cheaper than sugar.
Health, Humans
can go weeks without eating food, but can only go a coupole of days
without water. Besides oxygen, water is the most important nutrient
for the body. It is very important that you drink plenty of water
throughout the day to keep your body working properly.
Business, Effective
May 12, 2008 new rates for First Class Stamp are .42 cents. In the
past 20 years the price of stamps have almost double, in 1988 the
cost was .25 cents. Also cost of stamp from 1885 to 1957 cost between
2 and 3 cents.
Reference, you
don't have to pay for directory service on your mobile phone GOOG
411 service is a free directory information, just like the yellow
pages. Dial 1-800-466-4411 and follow the directions or you text
what you are looking for to 466453 and you will get a reply within
seconds.
