💬 Quoted… “The deadliest year in US history."

• The CDC quietly updated its provisional death tally for 2021 this month, as first reported by the AP; the agency said 3.465 million Americans died last year, roughly 80,000 more than 2020′s record-setting total.

📺 Stats of the Day: CNN+ has fewer than 10,000 daily users two weeks after launch, sources told CNBC.

• For context, CNN's cable channel declined in viewership last year but still averaged nearly 800,000 viewers a day.
• The network has spent ~$300 million on its subscription streaming service to date, and was projecting about 2 million signups in the first year.

🤯 Did You Know?... Every single country’s passport is one of four colors – blue, red, green or black – despite there being no official rules about cover color.

📖 Worth a Read: 'Stresslaxation' is Real. Here’s Why It Happens and How to Get Past It → (Fast Company)