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US adults, Pew Research survey, Feb to Mar 2025.
1 in 2.9 adults 34.0%
34% of US adults said they had ever used ChatGPT, about double the 2023 share.
Fun fact: In a room of 30 American adults, expect about 10 users. Among under-30s it's 58%, up from 33% in 2023.
Source: Pew Research Center (June 2025)
UK, 1960 to 2023. Widespread: over 40% of stations with snow on the ground at 9am.
1 in 16 Christmases 6.25%
The Met Office counts widespread lying snow on Christmas Day only 4 times since 1960 (1981, 1995, 2009, 2010): 64 Christmases ÷ 4.
Fun fact: 2023 still counted as an official white Christmas because 11% of stations saw snow falling, yet none had any settled on the ground.
Source: Met Office, White Christmas and UK Christmas weather records
MICHELIN Guide France 2025: 654 starred restaurants.
1 in about 21 starred restaurants 4.74%
Of 654 starred restaurants in France, 31 have three stars (81 have two, 542 have one): 654 ÷ 31.
Fun fact: Eat at a random French starred restaurant every Saturday and you'd land on a three-star about every 5 months.
Workers aged 16+, England and Wales, Census Day 21 March 2021 (during lockdown).
1 in 50 workers 2.00%
569,000 of 27.8 million working residents, 2.0%, travelled to work by bicycle.
Fun fact: Walking was nearly 4 times as common, at 7.6%. Taxis carried just 0.7%.
Two dice. Doubles (both dice match) three rolls running in one turn.
1 in 216 turns 0.46%
Doubles come up 1 time in 6, so three in a row is 6 × 6 × 6.
Fun fact: Take 100 turns and there's about a 37% chance it happens to you at least once.
Source: Math: 6³ = 216