Shaun Gallagher - Correlated: Surprising Connections Between Seemingly Unrelated Things

40% of people have boycotted a company.

But among those who consider music from the 80s to be oldies, 52% have boycotted a company.

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53% of people are Foo Fighters fans.

But among those who consider music from the 80s to be oldies, only 41% are Foo Fighters fans.

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70% of people are adept at using chopsticks.

But among those who consider music from the 80s to be oldies, only 58% are adept at using chopsticks.

Youre extremely likely to consider music from the 80s to be oldies if you both:

• always wash your hands after using a public restroom
• prefer Jake Gyllenhaals movies to Maggie Gyllenhaals

People who consider music from the 80s to be oldies are almost exactly as likely as the average person to:

• have been involved in student government
• dislike honey-mustard sauce
• have a nine-to-five type of job

38% of people have had a poison ivy rash.

But among those who belong to AAA, 54% have had a poison ivy rash.

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77% of people say that if a person dislikes them, its generally because they dont know the real me.

But among those who belong to AAA, 89% say that if a person dislikes them, its generally because they dont know the real me.

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29% of people have visited a chiropractor.

But among those who belong to AAA, 40% have visited a chiropractor.

Youre extremely likely to belong to AAA if you both:

• prefer a hot breakfast over a cold breakfast
• consider yourself more generous than the average person

People who belong to AAA are almost exactly as likely as the average person to:

• prefer Google Chrome as their browser
• say theyd agree to work a midnight-to-8-a.m. shift for the next 10 years if the pay were $1 million a year
• have never had asthma

25% of people say they are better at punctuality than punctuation.

But among those who wouldnt describe themselves as absent-minded, 38% say they are better at punctuality than punctuation.

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32% of people say they had a negative first impression of Pope Francis.

But among those who wouldnt describe themselves as absent-minded, 44% had a negative first impression of Pope Francis.

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42% of people regularly eat yogurt.

But among those who wouldnt describe themselves as absent-minded, 52% regularly eat yogurt.

Youre extremely likely to say you arent absent-minded if you both:

• arent a coward
• think clowns are fun

People who wouldnt describe themselves as absent-minded are almost exactly as likely as the average person to:

• say the city where they live is more important than the job they do
• keep it a secret if they found out they had only six months to live
• have participated in an eating contest