Category: Relationships

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady missed almost all of the 2008 season after tearing his ACL in the year’s first game. A torn ACL is a painful injury, and the recovery was grueling, but Brady probably wasn’t suffering too much—he had a lot more time to spend with his then-girlfriend (and now wife), supermodel…

1 in 4.76 The odds an ever-married or cohabiting man has cheated during the relationship are 1 in 4.76 (US, 8/2004). SOURCE(S) American Sex Survey: A Peek Beneath the Sheets. ABC News. October 21, 2004. CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON American Sex Survey: A Peek Beneath the Sheets. ABC News. October 21, 2004.…

1 in 4.17 The odds a married male 15 – 44 used a condom during his last sexual encounter are 1 in 4.17 (US, 3/2002 – 2/2003). SOURCE(S) Mosher WD, Chandra A, Jones J. Sexual behavior and selected health measures: Men and women 15-44 years of age, United States, 2002 . Advance data from vital…

Modern Americans are familiar with the Kennedy and Bush dynasties, but the first American political dynasty was the Adams family. John Quincy Adams, son of the 2nd president of the United States, was the first presidential offspring to be elected to the office—despite the fact that his mother Abigail declared she would rather see her son…

Odds that a president of the United States has killed a man in a duel: 1 in 43.* Archaeologist Dan Allen announced in August 2009 that he is “beyond certain” that he has just solved a 200-year-old mystery. Where was the body of the only man Andrew Jackson killed in a duel? In the front yard of a…

1 in 1.81 The odds a male online dater will lie about his height on his profile are 1 in 1.81 (US, 2008). SOURCE(S) Catalina L. Toma, Jeffrey T. Hancock, Nicole B. Ellison.. Separating Fact From Fiction: An Examination of Deceptive Self-Presentation in Online Dating Profiles. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. August 2008;34(8):1023-1036. CALCULATION(S) BY…

1 in 1.95 The odds a female online dater will lie about her height on her profile are 1 in 1.95 (US, 2008). SOURCE(S) Catalina L. Toma, Jeffrey T. Hancock, Nicole B. Ellison.. Separating Fact From Fiction: An Examination of Deceptive Self-Presentation in Online Dating Profiles. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. August 2008;34(8):1023-1036. CALCULATION(S) BY…

Is he cheating? Is she cheating? Tied to emotions of doubt, sadness, suspicion, and anger—at some point this question has crossed the mind of almost anyone who has ever been in love. Although it seems nearly universal to fear a partner will be unfaithful, how many people actually cheat? In the United States, the odds…

1 in 40 The odds a traditional Sweethearts� candy says “MARRY ME” are 1 in 40 (US, 2010) SOURCE(S) According to an email from Aimee Scott, Brand Manager, New England Confectionery Company (Book of Odds – Sweethearts follow up, NECCO. January 25, 2010). CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON According to an email from…

1 in 80 The odds a traditional Sweethearts� candy says “HUG ME” are 1 in 80 (US, 2010). SOURCE(S) According to an email from Aimee Scott, Brand Manager, New England Confectionery Company (Book of Odds – Sweethearts follow up, NECCO. January 25, 2010). CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON According to an email from…