Know a baby named Liam? You’re not alone — it's been the most popular boy name in the US since 2020. Other top names of 2024 included: 🍼 Noah 🍼 Oliver 🍼 Theodore 🍼 James

World's most contagious falsehoods See all 70 bit.ly/IIB-Mythconc... data & sources bit.ly/KIB_Mythconception

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect and the health insurance rate in the US said “Watch this”. 📈 In 2013, before the ACA went into effect, 85.5% of Americans had health insurance. By 2016, that rate had risen to 91.4%. That’s JUST a fact!

On #VeteransDay, here are just the facts about our heroes: 🔹Veterans make up 6.1% of the US population 🔹 Vietnam-era service members make up the largest group 🔹 Asian Americans remain underrepresented among vets 🔹 Over 25% of veterans are age 75+ 🔹 1 in 10 living veterans are women

Poppies are a symbol of remembrance on Armistice Day. Did you know that some poppies are also the source of powerful opioid painkillers? Find out more in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2020/11/11/p... #ChemSky 🧪

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal to overturn same-sex marriage. Here's a look at when it became legalized across the US. https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-the-state-of-gay-marriage-in-the-us/

Some better news coming out of the USA. Cancer survival rates at an historic high 📈 source: US National Institutes of Health

Can't stop looking at this 7 way venn Interactive version moebio.com/research/sev...

Today, #FAA flight reductions (aka cancellations) kicked in at 40 airports in the US — including most of the nation’s busiest. Reductions began at 4% and will ramp up to 10% by November 14. #DataViz

💉President Trump announced new agreements to reduce #Medicare copays for GLP-1 drugs (like #Ozempic) to as low as $50/month for eligible patients with obesity. 📈Obesity rates have more than tripled in the US since the 1960s. Do you think this will help stop the trend?

#SNAP benefits are still going out — but not in full. Without new federal funding, millions of Americans who rely on SNAP are receiving partial payments. In some states, more people rely on those benefits — and the impact of partial funding may hit harder.

Did the US see record #layoffs in October? We wish we knew. The BLS paused its monthly job reports — so there’s no official October data. Here’s what we do know: Through August 2025, 13.8M people were laid off — a 4.6% increase from the same time last year.

HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website. Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!

Now this is how you detect whether an election was stolen. Humans choose rounder numbers. by @TheEconomist

Repair Video xkcd.com/3163/

interesting - between 34-43% of Americans have not voted in the last 3 US elections via Reddit www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...

New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.

Apparently this is a poster which hangs on the wall of doctors surgeries in The Netherlands. Data is from 2007. Hopefully the numbers are better now? via www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/pe...

We said what we said.

A woman's age vs. the age of the men who look best to her vs the same chart for men. (classic #dataviz of @Okcupid data)

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✈️ Air traffic controller shortages are causing flight delays across the US. But here’s the kicker: FAA facilities were already understaffed — even before the shutdown. https://usafacts.org/articles/is-there-a-shortage-of-air-traffic-controllers/

Cars per 1,000 inhabitants source: Wikipedia

For the 5th straight year, "Olivia" took the #1 spot for most popular girl name in 2024. Across the US, here are the other top picks for baby girls: 🍼 Emma 🍼 Amelia 🍼 Charlotte 🍼 Mia And if your name’s on this list — congrats, you’re statistically iconic.

So there were, y’know…edits?

Most of the world’s solar panels are fixed in one position. But what if they tracked the movement of the sun? beautifulne.ws/1343 #bnews

My kind of coffee cup, lol

I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.

Trick or stats! 🎃 This Halloween, we’re taking a look at trick-or-treaters' favorite sweets. 🍬In 2023, Americans spent an average of $164 on candy alone — a 44% jump in just 2 years. That’s a lot of M&M’s.

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What’s scarier than ghosts? 👇 Mislabeled charts 🫣 Data not being adjusted for inflation 😳 Seeing the data no longer… exists! 😨 That’s why we’re here - to keep the facts alive!

Hurricanes like Melissa are not a one-off. The data shows a pattern. There have been seven tropical storms and five hurricanes so far in 2025. In the last decade (2015 to 2024), there was an average of 18 named storms a year in the Atlantic Ocean. That was the highest 10-year average on record.

Love these population density spike maps by www.instagram.com/researchremo...

I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource. But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...

This year, there have been nearly 14 million layoffs in the US. In August of this year, about 1.7 million people were laid off. Stay updated with the monthly numbers here: https://bit.ly/3JxfPhv

"History repeats itself because nobody listens the first time."

If the government shutdown continues, #SNAP funding could run out by November 1. 41.7 million Americans rely on SNAP every month. That’s roughly 1 in 8 Americans. Share your thoughts on the data below.

A different manifestation of the political compass (creator: unknown)

#HurricaneMelissa just made landfall in Jamaica. Here’s how this season stacks up: 🌪️ 12 tropical storms or hurricanes so far in 2025 🌪️ Only 1 reached US soil with tropical-storm-force winds 🌪️ Since 2015, 42% of US counties have experienced tropical storms

It’s open enrollment season for #Medicare — so let’s look at the facts. 📈67.6 million people were enrolled in Medicare in 2024 (that's 1.5% up from the previous year). 💰The average cost of Medicare per beneficiary hit $17,786 — the highest ever (after adjusting for inflation). #DataViz

Criselda Vasquez (contemporary American artist) "The New American Gothic," 2017 Oil on canvas 72 x 48 in #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt

How To Say The Number 92 In Various European Languages Nice analysis: brilliantmaps.com/number-92/

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

Some Phoenix food resources:

Is Gambia the strangest-shaped country?

🤖 "AI isn't replacing humans—it's revealing who was actually thinking vs. who was just parroting patterns. The real threat isn't AGI destroying the world; it's exposing the pretenders." Read why this changes everything ⬇️ blackbeltleadership.kit.com/posts/agi-wo...

One state produces more pumpkins than the next top five states combined. In 2023, this state harvested 690 million pounds of pumpkins! Any guesses which state? 🎃