Demographics: US probably saw a drop in population in 2025
For the first time in at least 50 years, the US population in 2025 likely dropped.
Innovation: The decline in the incidence of home structure fires
Since the 1970s, the incidence of structure fires has declined by 55%.
Economy: Percent of household income spent on food
The percent of income spent on food has plummeted over the past century.
Nutrition: “The Vegan Boom Has Collapsed”
Vegan/vegetarianism is a niche market given excessive media attention. How small? Just 4% of US adults are vegetarian as of 2023, 1% vegan.
Public health: Influenza trend
Despite the media hyperventilating over the flu, it looks like the season has possibly peaked.
Economy: “Home prices have quadrupled relative to income”
This finance influencer chart is bogus.
Education, Demographics: College enrollment over time
Total college enrollment peaked in 2010 and has been in decline since then.
Public health: “Microplastics” in our bodies might not be real
The "microplastics" fears may have been false positive artifacts of bad science.
Economy: What % of households have 0, 1, 2 or 2+ income earners
55-70% of US households have zero or one wage earner, contrary to the memes about "two wage earners" can't afford to live in the U.S. today.
Demographics: Most Americans live within a short distance of where they were born
Most Americans live close to their birthplace: about 60% live within 10 miles, and nearly 80% live within 100 miles of where they grew up.