Projected number of weddings there will be in the United States in 2022 (more than any other year since 1984), according to a survey by The Knot: 2.6 million
Projected average number of guests who will attend these weddings, in line with pre-pandemic numbers, when the average was 131: 129
Source: The Knot.
Of those planning to file income taxes this year, percentage who are expecting refunds, according to Bankrate.com: 40
Percentage who expect to owe the government: 18
Percentage who think they will break even: 17
Source: Bankrate.com.
Percentage of Americans who would like political leaders to provide a united front in support of Ukraine, ahead of domestic political rivalries, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on the security crisis in Ukraine: 80
Percentage who would continue to be willing to pay more for gasoline to support a democratic country, including a large majority who support stopping oil and gas purchases from Russia: 63
Among those who say they are willing to pay more for gasoline, percentage who say they would be willing to pay as much as it takes to continue to support another democratic country: 25
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
In a normal sleep period, number of sleep cycles a healthy person experiences, according to research by the Sleep Foundation: 4 to 6
Percentage of normal sleep accounted for by REM sleep: 20 to 25
Average time spent dreaming: 2 hours
Average drop in body temperature during sleep: 1 to 2 degrees Fahrenheit
Source: Sleep Foundation.
Among Americans satisfied with their financial status, percentage who were also satisfied with their relationship status, according to a survey by Quicken and conducted by Survey Monkey: 73
Among those who were dissatisfied with their financial status, percentage who were satisfied with their relationship status: 46
Source: Survey Monkey.
When asked what they would like more of in the first month on the job, percentage of new hires who say that they are interested in learning more about how performance is measured, according to a survey from Eagle Hill Consulting: 83
Percentage of new hires who want to know how to be successful in the corporate culture: 74
Percentage who want more guidance from their supervisor during onboarding: 63
Source: Eagle Hill Consulting.
Average income tax refund in 2022, according to a report by WalletHub: $3,473
Average number of phone calls the IRS received per second during the 2021 filing season: 1,500
Percentage of calls that received live assistance, with hold times averaging about 23 minutes: 11
Source: WalletHub.
Ranks of "Did you flush this toilet?" in "Meet the Parents"; "The toilet doesn't flush" in "Dumb & Dumber"; and "Who does No. 2 work for?" in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" on the list of movies with the most "Flushing Awesome" (funny, iconic or memorable toilet-related movie scenes of all time) scenes in movie history, according to a survey commissioned by Nice 'N Clean Wipes and conducted by The Harris Poll: 1, 2, 3
Source: The Harris Poll.
With inflation at a 40-year high and gas prices setting all-time records, as well as a loosening of COVID-19 precautions, percentage of U.S. adults who say they won't increase their discretionary spending in the next six months on travel, dining, out-of-home entertainment, in-home entertainment, clothing/accessories or electronics, according to a CreditCards.com report: 47
Source: CreditCards.com.
Percentage of Americans who want the federal government to invest in strengthening the national passenger rail network, according to a new poll by the Rail Passengers Association: 78
Percentage who said they support adding more routes to the current rail network: 66
Source: Rail Passengers Association.
Idle Thought
"The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists." -- Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (1865-1946)