🇬🇧 UK Rich People See Shocking Drop in World Rankings; Inflation-Adjusted Prices of Video Game Consoles; Population Density in Asia (1923)
PLUS, what Americans die from versus the causes the media reports on - a stunning statistical comparison.
📉 UK Top Boys Are Not So Top Anymore
🕹️ Inflation-Adjusted Console Launch Prices Since 1972
📱 Wild Statistic About the Mobile Gaming Business
🚬 How Quitting Smoking at Each Age Bracket Changes Your Odds of Getting Lung Cancer
📰 What Americans Die From vs. The Causes The U.S. Media Reports On
Good one from Our World In Data:
🚙 Elon Musk Has Cool Idea
🇵🇱🇻🇪 Poland vs. Venezuela: GDP Per Capita Over Time
📊 Distribution of SNAP Participants by Age (2023)
🧑🏫 U.S. Teachers Are Funding Their Own Classroom Supplies
So each teacher spends a little bit over $800/year. That seems not that crazy. May as well just increase the deduction.
📈 S&P500 vs. Housing (1971 - 2025)
If only I had bought stocks instead of a house..
📊 A Comparison of the 5 Biggest Economies
🇷🇺 Russian Oil Exports Since 2021
🇺🇸 MAPPED: Vehicles Per Person By U.S. State
Shouts out Wyoming
🌏 Population Density in Asia (1923)
The More You Know 🌈
🎶 Banger of the Day
Here’s a rock and roll banger from a band most people have never heard of, Diamond Nights. I first heard this song many years ago while driving around listening to public radio.
Diamond Nights - Destination Diamonds
SIDE NOTE: On Instagram, we pair each post with a song that bangs. A lot of people don’t know that we have a comprehensive Spotify playlist with every song we ever played. Click here to check it out. 🎶
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crazy that Fox News downplays the threat of terrorism compared td NYT & WaPo