🔢 By the Numbers

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

  • 💔 Over half of Americans say they’ve been cheated on (53%), while just 33% say they’ve cheated, per a new YouGov survey.
  • 📚 66% of books on the Chicago Sun-Times’ recent summer reading list were made-up titles attributed to real authors.
  • 🎽 A Michael Jordan jersey from the 1992-93 season—the Chicago Bulls’ first three-peat—sold for $2.6 million at auction.
  • 🍿 AMC Theatres is cutting movie ticket prices for adults by 50% on all Wednesday evenings starting July 9.
  • 🔮 3 in 10 Americans use astrology, tarot cards, or fortune tellers at least once or twice a year, per Pew Research.
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By the Numbers
  |  May 16, 2025

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

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