This conclusion was reached by American scientist Ali Binazir, who says that each of us has to complete a complex puzzle in order to be born. The odds of something going wrong at each stage of "putting the puzzle together" greatly outweighed the chances of success.&nbsp;<img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_narodzhennya_malenkoyi_ditini_2_624698bfe9.jpg" alt="Depositphotos-народження-маленької-дитини-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_narodzhennya_malenkoyi_ditini_2_624698bfe9.jpg 223w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_narodzhennya_malenkoyi_ditini_2_624698bfe9.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_narodzhennya_malenkoyi_ditini_2_624698bfe9.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_narodzhennya_malenkoyi_ditini_2_624698bfe9.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">Think about what you went through to be born and become who you are.Your parents met. Ali Binazir estimated that the odds of meeting each other were only 1 in 20,000, but your parents took advantage. And they started dating- the odds were ever more than 1 in 2,000.<img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_214923086_XL_2_3_2_2_fcd30a33f0.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_214923086_XL-2-3-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_214923086_XL_2_3_2_2_fcd30a33f0.jpg 204w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_214923086_XL_2_3_2_2_fcd30a33f0.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_214923086_XL_2_3_2_2_fcd30a33f0.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_214923086_XL_2_3_2_2_fcd30a33f0.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw">The right sperm met the right egg. If you are not a mathematician and are not used to working with big numbers, calculating the probability of a particular egg meeting a particular sperm might make you yawn. In short, given the number of reproductive cells the human body produces, the odds of you becoming yourself are only 1 in 400 trillion.<img src="/uploads/egg_fertilization_902df40c5d.jpeg" alt="egg fertilization.jpeg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_egg_fertilization_902df40c5d.jpeg 228w,/uploads/small_egg_fertilization_902df40c5d.jpeg 500w,/uploads/medium_egg_fertilization_902df40c5d.jpeg 750w,/uploads/large_egg_fertilization_902df40c5d.jpeg 1000w," sizes="100vw">@parenting.firstcry.com/Fertilisation – When Does It Take Place?Add to this the risk of something going wrong in pregnancy or childbirth, and you can understand that it is truly a miracle that you were born and are reading these lines right now.

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Were you born? You are a really lucky guy!

When we think of animals saving human lives, we at least think of a huge, hairy St. Bernard dog finding a lost climber in the high snowy mountains. We are unlikely to think of an inconspicuous gray stony horseshoe crab. On the other hand, these creatures, far older than the dinosaurs, save millions of lives each year at the cost of their blood.<img src="/uploads/horseshoe_crab_5d2f430e60.jpeg" alt="horseshoe crab.jpeg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_horseshoe_crab_5d2f430e60.jpeg 218w,/uploads/small_horseshoe_crab_5d2f430e60.jpeg 500w," sizes="100vw">@uwm.edu/Horseshoe Crab UpdateTheir light blue blood has the unique property of detecting and neutralizing toxic bacteria. Scientists have learned to use this amazing crab blood to make a safe vaccine. When the vaccine is manufactured, there could be dangerous bacteria left in it. If this happens, people who receive this vaccine risk serious consequences or even death.<img src="/uploads/a_group_of_horseshoe_crabs_2_2_2_2_2099327956.jpeg" alt="a-group-of-horseshoe-crabs-2-2-2-2.jpeg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_a_group_of_horseshoe_crabs_2_2_2_2_2099327956.jpeg 245w,/uploads/small_a_group_of_horseshoe_crabs_2_2_2_2_2099327956.jpeg 500w,/uploads/medium_a_group_of_horseshoe_crabs_2_2_2_2_2099327956.jpeg 750w,/uploads/large_a_group_of_horseshoe_crabs_2_2_2_2_2099327956.jpeg 1000w," sizes="100vw">@delawarepublic.org/How climate change and human activity are impacting horseshoe crabs amid annual countFor this reason, large numbers of horseshoe crabs are captured each year to serve as donors to save us all. After blood is taken, the horseshoe crabs are returned to the sea, but 30% to 50% still die. Dramatically, there are no fully effective horseshoe crab blood analogs to test the safety of the vaccine. Hence, scientists now face the critical challenge of maintaining populations of this unique creature.<img src="/uploads/Significant_changes_to_the_horseshoe_crab_bleeding_industry_may_protect_wildlife_ab113965cd.jpeg" alt="Significant changes to the horseshoe crab bleeding industry may protect wildlife .jpeg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Significant_changes_to_the_horseshoe_crab_bleeding_industry_may_protect_wildlife_ab113965cd.jpeg 234w,/uploads/small_Significant_changes_to_the_horseshoe_crab_bleeding_industry_may_protect_wildlife_ab113965cd.jpeg 500w,/uploads/medium_Significant_changes_to_the_horseshoe_crab_bleeding_industry_may_protect_wildlife_ab113965cd.jpeg 750w,/uploads/large_Significant_changes_to_the_horseshoe_crab_bleeding_industry_may_protect_wildlife_ab113965cd.jpeg 1000w," sizes="100vw">@npr.org/Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

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Were you born? You are a really lucky guy!

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