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How Often Do US Airlines Bump Passengers?
Frontier: 1.42 involuntary bumps per 10,000 passengers in January to June 2026, versus 0.91 for Spirit and 0.52 for American, per DOT.
Read the story →The odds an MLB game will include a player hitting for the cycle
1 in 739.2 The odds an MLB game will include a player hitting for the cycle are 1 in 739.2 (US and CA, 1/1/1901 – 9/8/2009).
Read the story →How Rare Were Three Wild Card Rematches?
Book of Odds estimated the odds that three of four NFL wild card games would be Week 17 rematches at about 1 in 1,700, after it happened in January 2010.
Read the story →Why One Author Says Dogs Beat Cats
In the AVMA's 2024 pet ownership sourcebook, an estimated 45.5% of US households owned dogs and 32.1% owned cats.
Read the story →Do US Daters Lie on Their Profiles?
In a 2019 Pew survey, 71% of US adults who had used a dating site or app said it is very common for people there to lie to appear more desirable.
Read the story →What YouTube Asks Before It Pays a Creator
YouTube: Pew's 2025 survey found 84% of U.S. adults use it, ahead of Facebook at 71%, Instagram at 50% and TikTok at 37%.
Read the story →How Many Country Classics Mention Tears?
By Book of Odds' original count, 31 of the 100 songs on CMT's 2003 list of country's greatest songs mention tears or crying, about 1 in 3.23.
Read the story →How Many Astronauts Are Divorced?
About 1 in 28. Of 562 people worldwide who flew in space from 1961 to early 2020, 20 were listed as divorced and 513 as married, a 2020 study found.
Read the story →Hey Kids, Pick a Career
An astronaut! SpongeBob Squarepants! The President of the United States! Ask kids what they want to be when they grow up, and you’re likely to get a chorus of colorful—and…
Read the story →Do Heavier US Women Earn Less?
For white women in a US national survey, a weight difference of roughly 65 pounds was associated with 9 percent lower wages, a 2004 study found.
Read the story →How Many Jobs Does the Average American Have?
Americans born from 1957 to 1964 held an average of 12.9 jobs from ages 18 to 58, per BLS. That counts jobs held; BLS has never estimated career changes.
Read the story →How Busy Is the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line?
Butterball says its Turkey Talk-Line experts answer more than 100,000 questions a season; we found no current count of calls on the day before Thanksgiving.
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