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Monday, May 19, 2014

Fact of the Day

700 million people worldwide need glasses but cannot get them

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/beyond-gdp-un-looks-at-alternative-measures-of-the-wealth-of-nations--including-birdsong-washing-machine-ownership-and-the-number-of-girls-attending-school-9392525.html
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