We never find out how many men of their men died or their names.
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$1.87 is so important in "The Gift of the Magi" because $1.87 is all the money that she has to buy her husband a Christmas present, and you can't buy much with that amount of money.
Can lead to limited supply, and if you're in the city home space, parking space and etc. Most of the time when we see overpopulation it can be a good result as long as it isn't a pest... I still have to take care those cockroaches in the bathroom!