Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

• 👪 More than 50% of US adults over the age of 40 say one – or both – of their parents is their best friend. (Read more)
• 🤖🏥 One in six US adults (17%) turn to chatbots for medical advice at least once a month, per a survey from health policy nonprofit KFF. (Read more)
• 📺👀 Americans have spent a combined 35 billion minutes watching the Australian animated series “Bluey” so far in 2024, making it the most-watched show in the US. (Read more)
• 🏢 Just over a quarter of US renters (25.6%) are spending more than half their income on housing, per new Census data. (Read more)
• 🍔📈 McDonald's average menu prices in America increased by 100% between 2014 and early 2024 – more than 3x higher than US inflation over the same period (31%). (Read more)