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The World’s Most Typical Person

If you think it’s someone like yourself, chances are you’re wrong!

Answer, according to National Geographic: a 28-year-old, right-handed, cell-phone-owning Han Chinese man.

National Geographic’s special series on global population, “7 Billion,” was going to be fascinating no matter what. But the animated teaser-trailers they’ve produced for the series are almost the best thing about it. The latest one uses clever infographics and an unpredictable narrative to answer the question: Out of those 7 billion people on earth, who is the most typical?


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