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[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

It's hard to say because all of the figures come from different places, and the news articles always like to say the longer figures to gather more attention.

ex: There won't be another eclipse over Ohio for ___ years vs There won't be another eclipse over the continental U.S. for ___ years vs There won't be another eclipse anywhere in the world for ___ years