yowza. did you know that around 70,000 years ago
[ not that long ago, when you really think about it ], there was a
mother of
all volcanic eruptions

which reduced the earth’s population to
around
2,000 people

? talk about close calls:

“This means that, for a while, humanity was in a
perilous state, vulnerable to disease, environmental disasters and
conflict. If any of these factors had turned against us, we would
not be here.”

[ via

peter

]