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- [Voiceover] It's election season again.

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We've already had multiple debates,

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so the big day must be just
around the corner right?

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Wrong.

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Election Day 2016 is November 8, 2016.

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That's 366 days away.

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Let's put that number in perspective.

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The 2015 NFL season from kick-off
to Super Bowl is 150 days.

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That means almost 2 1/2
seasons can fill the space

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before the next election.

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Any bones broken during this season take

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on average six to twelve weeks to heal,

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which means you could consecutively break

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and heal four different
bones before next November.

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Okay, so let's talk gestation periods.

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A human pregnancy lasts about 280 days.

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A baby conceived today would
be nearly three months old

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on Election Day.

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Even llamas who take their sweet time,

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with a gestation period of up to 360 days,

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if they get started now,
they could still pump one out

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before the vote.

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Fruit flies have a lifespan about 30 days.

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That's around 12 generations
between now and Election Day.

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In human time, that'd be almost 300 years.

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Alright, forget the
Earth. Let's go to space.

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The Apollo 11 mission went to the moon

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and back in eight days.

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366 days would accommodate 45 trips.

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Forget the moon.

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NASA's rover Curiosity made
it to Mars in 252 days.

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That's more than 100 days
less than it will take

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for us to know the next
leader of the free world.

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Last month, Canada finished
its longest federal election

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campaign since 1872.

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So how long was it?

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78 days.

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So chill out, America.

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We've got time.