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If $1 billion is starting to sound like a routine sum, remember the John Allen Paulos comparison:
A million seconds is less than twelve days.
A billion seconds is almost thirty-two years.
Friday, May 09, 2014
Mark Zuckerberg: a Billion Here, a Billion There…
Last year, CNBC's Robert Frank reports, Mark Zuckerberg paid an estimated $1 billion in taxes.
Facebook's CEO also made last year's biggest charitable donation, giving the Silicon Valley Community Foundation shares worth about $1 billion.
If $1 billion is starting to sound like a routine sum, remember the John Allen Paulos comparison:
A million seconds is less than twelve days.
A billion seconds is almost thirty-two years.
If $1 billion is starting to sound like a routine sum, remember the John Allen Paulos comparison:
A million seconds is less than twelve days.
A billion seconds is almost thirty-two years.
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