While many agree that prisons serve a necessary purpose, countries differ significantly in what actions warrant imprisonment. According to World Population Review’s data on global incarceration rates, having a higher rate of imprisonment doesn’t necessarily correlate with increased safety. Measuring Incarceration Rates World Population Review used data from the World Prison Brief to rank countries…
Many of us dream of retirement. But as all too many retirees can attest to, spending one’s golden years office-free isn’t always as great as we picture it to be. Information about how to prepare financially before retirement abounds. But what about the retirees who have uh-oh moments after they’ve already stopped working? Mindfully American…
Over 31 million young people between the ages of 18 and 24 live in the United States. As any of us who have lived through our younger years can attest, that’s more than 31 million opportunities for mistakes. Even though mistakes are a part of life regardless of one’s age, young Americans’ mistakes often have…
Quick: Name your favorite fudge flavor. If the first that came to mind was something simple like chocolate or vanilla, you’re in the minority. Candy shop Chocolate Moonshine analyzed Americans’ favorite fudge flavor in each state based on their sales data. If you’re like us, you’ll want to put several of these flavors on your…
Whether you’ve sworn never to move again or or considering a move across state lines when you retire, it’s important to know which states offer the best (and worst) benefits for retirees. WalletHub researched and compared the data to determine the most and least suitable states for retirement. How does the state you live in…
Americans often categorize police officers along with teachers and other public service workers as being underpaid. But how much do police officers actually earn? ZipRecruiter crunched the numbers, pulling data from employer job postings and third-party data sources to determine the average police officer salaries in each state. While the numbers don’t show the full…
Have you ever heard of “land subsidence”? For residents in certain coastal cities, land sinkage is a pressing issue. What causes sinking land, you ask? In the ten cities highlighted in this list, the phenomenon has less to do with natural climate cycles and almost everything to do with human activity: Buildings that are too…
Ask any American to describe Florida, and their responses will vary according to their experience and what they’ve heard. Beaches, alligators, warm winters, and hurricanes might all come to mind. I spent family vacations in Florida and lived there as an adult for five years. Of the many things I learned, among the biggest was…
Language evolves over time. But the difference from 1960s lingo to that of the 2020s often feels so stark that it’s hard to pinpoint when the transition happened. These are some of the most common words and phrases that people in the 1960s used. Gen Z might recognize some of them, but you can bet…
Residents of some countries are so satisfied with their homeland that they have no intention of moving, according to recent findings. The United States is among them, but where does it stand in the rankings? Determining the Data Canadian moving company Top Move analyzed four factors using statistics from national governmental databases to figure out…
