Trump voters are 50% more likely than Biden voters to have donated sperm, and other important facts

David Pescovitz 11:47 am Mon Oct 3, 2022

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This month's Harper's Index informs us that those who voted for Trump in the last election are 50% more likely to have donated sperm than those who voted for Biden. That's according to YouGov data. Some other important facts:

* Percentage of Americans who say they aren't afraid of anything: 16
* Portion of U.S. millennials who have pretended that they don't know how to cook to avoid having to help: 3/5
* Percentage increase since 2019 in the number of independent bookstores in the United States: 34
* Percentage of U.S. adults who think video gaming should be taught in schools: 54
* Percentage of cannabis consumers who use it daily: 46

(via NextDraft)

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