20 Things that Happen in 1 Minute

—By Marian Wang

| Mon Dec. 28, 2009 2:30 PM PST

Data nerd that I am, I can't help but pass along this interesting graphic. It's crazy to imagine that in the couple minutes it's taking me to post this, all these things are happening several times over.

every minute
H/T goes to Online Education for putting the graphic together.

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