"... has saved more lives than any other person who has ever lived..."

[epicstruggle]

This is the second time Ive come across a story on this man. I think its worth sharing some info on someone who has saved more than a billion people from starving.
http://jurisdynamics.blogspot.com/2006/12/honoring-norman-borlaug.html

epic

 

[epicstruggle]

http://www.worldfoodprize.org/press_room/2006/december/borlaug-congressional.htm

The United States House of Representatives voted today to honor World Food Prize Founder and 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug with the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Cool, he got the CGMoH before congress retired for the session.

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[soylent]

One would think it'd be common knowledge eventually. But it doesn't look that way.

 

[pax]

How little it took to save that billion too... And how little it would have taken to save the near billion we didnt save.