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

• 🤖📲 46% of Gen Z Americans say they’d be more interested in a brand that worked with an AI-generated influencer. (Read more)
• 🌿📆 Around 40% of US marijuana users consume the drug on a daily basis, per a recent study. (Read more)
• 📝 The portion of US high school seniors who earned a perfect score on the ACT has increased by 1,700% since 2002. (From ACT via Harper’s)
• 🚫📚 There were 10,000+ instances of book bans by US public schools during the 2023-24 school year, up from ~3,400 the previous term, per PEN America. (Read more)
• 🏈 Travis Hunter, a wide receiver/cornerback for the University of Colorado, has recorded 100+ receiving yards and a turnover on defense in each of his past two games. (Read more)