TIL: The US population *doubled* in 40 years, between 1880-1920 (via The Big Roads https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11248953 )
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@starsandrobots population of the whole US in 1776 was 2.5 million -- less than Chicago or LA proper today!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@rsnous I can't imagine what that sort of growth feels like (although it apparently involved a lot of road congestion)
7:31 AM - 26 Dec 2015
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