Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of extinction. 
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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, an aerial view shows a destroyed village and factories in quake-hit Shifang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday, May 16, 2008.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is double teamed by Utah Jazz Ronnie Brewer (L) and Paul Millsap as he shoots during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball series in Salt Lake City, Utah May 16, 2008.
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SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 16: Carlos Boozer #5 of the Utah Jazz goes up for a shot as he knocks back Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers in the third quarter of Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on May 16, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69.
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Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.
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Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of extinction.
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