“The average number of acquaintances separating any two people no matter who they are . . . is not six but 3.9.” Seems surprising! I wouldn't have guessed, but the math probably adds up. Source: t.ly/aleAi

Optimistic USA: “When asked, on a scale of 0 to 10, about how important working hard is to getting ahead in life, 73% of Americans said it is was a ’10’ or ‘very important,’ compared with a global median of 50% among the 44 nations.” Source: tinyurl.com/ha2ywdrk

Interesting sentiment analysis of the most popular American names by John Fish: Austin and Emily seem the top contenders. Source: johnafish.ca/census_sentime…