# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![All\_About\_Venice](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/all_about_venice/32/5453_2.png) [@All\_About\_Venice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/All_About_Venice)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/916 "2020-11-12T13:46:56Z")

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[I found this article.](https://unfakely.com/chinas-one-child-policy/) And the amazing thing, that I didn’t know, is the tight connection between HDI - Human Development Index, and birth rate. To stop overpopulation, we need to develop the poor parts of the world. That’s no brainer but the extremely strong correlation between economic growth, education, especially among women, and the birth rate was surprising.

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