Here are some enlightening factoids from "Harper's Index" and Harper's Findings from the January issue:
- Number of children the Trump Administration separated from their parents at the border whose parents have yet to be located: 666
- Estimated portion of those parents who have been deported without their children: 2/3
- Factor by which the word "hate" is said more often on Fox News than on MSNBC: 5.5
- Number of climate-related disasters worldwide between 1980 and 1999: 3,656
- Between 2000 and 2019: 6,681
- Percentage by which sales on Minibar, an alcohol e-commerce site, exceeded the average on the day Biden was declared president: 76
- By which sales of champagne exceeded the average: 386
- "Five of the six early Homo species were driven to extinction by climate change."
- "Hot days worsen test scores for black and Hispanic children."
I featured this article in the previous post about albums of the year, but do yourself a favor and read "The Words To Describe 2020," which is a recount of the words that Washington Post readers used to describe the year. The top three were "exhausting," "lost," and "chaotic." But my favorite submission was this one: "Like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by a submarine."
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