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Christmas Is America’s Favorite Holiday — Survey of the Day
According to a new Harris Poll, we are about the embark on the season of America’s most cherished holidays.
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Americans Are the Coolest People on the Planet, Says the Rest of the World
A survey of 30,000 people in 15 nations by the social networking site Badoo.com has found that America ranks as the world’s “coolest nationality.”
Other countries singled out for their hip nature were Brazil (second coolest overall) and Spain (coolest in Europe.) Belgium edged out Poland for least coolest nationality status.
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Facebook Costs American Companies a Staggering $280 Billion a Year
Checking your Facebook status could lead to your company’s downfall.
Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but tech blogger Michael Fitzgerald was able to calculate that workers wasting time on the social networking site costs US companies $280 billion in annual productivity losses.
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Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?
The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.
Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”
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What’s the Most Stolen Car on the Road Today?
New data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which uses auto insurance claims to track the cars most likely to be stolen or broken into, says the most popular car with thieves is the Cadillac Escalade.
It’s the fourth year in a row the luxury SUV has topped the list, with about 10 of every 1,000 Escalades on the road falling victim to criminals. In a statement, Escalade maker GM said a number of theft-deterrent systems, such as sensors and better steering column locks, have been added to newer Escalades to combat the problem.
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Survey: Do Married Couples Talk About Money Before Marriage? [VIDEO]
May 17, 2011 When you get married, you take the other person for richer or poorer, right? Well, with wedding season itching closer than the space between belly button and cummerbund, you might want to know just how rich and how poor you’re talking about before exchanging "I dos."
A new survey from COUNTRY Financial found that only 51% of couples discussed how they would manage their money before tying the knot.
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Best Films EVER
A survey of 500,000 people was conducted by ABC News and People Magazine to name the Best Films Ever! Survey takers voted in 15 different categories, from best sci-fi film, best musical, best action flick, to greatest screen kiss and more! Here's the Entire List.
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The Top 5 Things Lafayette ‘Needs’
March 21, 2011 We conducted an unintentional survey over the weekend by asking our Facebook Fan Page users to "fill in the blank" in a status update that read