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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Names

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy said the population of Universe is zero, because the Universe is infinite but not all planets have life. So to find the average density of life in the Universe, you divide the number of planets with life by infinity, which answer is so close to zero as makes no difference.

Yeah, I know. But in that spirit...

According to the US Census Bureau°, 0.193% of US residents have the first name 'Earl' and fewer than 0.001% have the surname 'Dunovant'. The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there are 0 'Earl Dunovant's.

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