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The Most Underrated People in History Include a U.S. President, Soviet Officer, and a Farmer Who Saved 2 Billion Lives

History Unplugged Podcast

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The Biggest Threat to Humanity Is Overpopulation

Iowa farmer Norman Borlaug saved two billion people from starvation. One of the great fears of the 20th century was that overpopulation would be a threat to global civilization. This goes back to Thomas Malthus, but there were books and movies about this.

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